Men accused of murdering young woman bought beer, sweets and takeaway before killing
dailyrecord.co.ukThe men accused of murdering Ashley Dale were seen on CCTV buying sweets, booze, and takeaway food in the hours before she was shot dead.
James Witham, who admits killing the 28-year-old but denies murder, also attended Everton vs Nottingham Forest that afternoon, Liverpool ECHO reports.Six men are currently on trial in connection with the death of Knowsley Council worker Ashley, who was shot dead in the early hours of August 21 last year.
Witham, 41, kicked in the door of Ashley's Liverpool home and opened fire with a Skorpion sub-machine gun, killing her. He claims he did not know she was there at the time and that he was trying to "send a message" to her boyfriend, Lee Harrison.
Also on trial at Liverpool Crown Court in connection with her death are Niall Barry, 26, Sean Zeisz, 28, Ian Fitzgibbon, 28, Joseph Peers, 29, and Kallum Radford, 25.The prosecution claim that Witham and Peers were "dispatched" to kill Mr Harrison by Barry, Zeisz, and Fitzgibbon, who were alleged to have directed the hit from a flat in Pilch Lane, Huyton.Today, the jury was shown CCTV footage of some of the accused in the days prior to Ashley's death.
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