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| Captive boss's 'haunting' screams | |
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| An office worker has told a murder trial he heard his boss's "haunting" screams while they were held captive. | |
| Lorry driver Russell Carter, 52, of Cardiff, denies murdering Kingsley Monk and the attempted murder of three other Driverline 247 employees in Torfaen. | |
| Gethin Heal told Newport Crown Court he was tied up in the toilet and could hear Mr Monk. He later found his body. | |
| He said: "Kingsley was screaming for us to help him... It was terrible." The case is continuing. | |
| The court heard Mr Carter used cable ties and rope to bind Mr Monk and colleagues Gethin Heal, Nathan Taylor and Robert Lewis during a four-hour ordeal at an industrial unit. | The court heard Mr Carter used cable ties and rope to bind Mr Monk and colleagues Gethin Heal, Nathan Taylor and Robert Lewis during a four-hour ordeal at an industrial unit. |
| Mr Heal, 42, told the jury of his experiences during the incident last October. | Mr Heal, 42, told the jury of his experiences during the incident last October. |
| He said at one point while he was tied around his wrists and feet and locked into the toilet of the premises, he could hear Mr Monk's screams coming from the main office. | He said at one point while he was tied around his wrists and feet and locked into the toilet of the premises, he could hear Mr Monk's screams coming from the main office. |
| I heard a couple of bangs - I thought it was a gun and then I heard a muffled scream from Kingsley Gethin Heal | I heard a couple of bangs - I thought it was a gun and then I heard a muffled scream from Kingsley Gethin Heal |
| "Kingsley was screaming for us to help him - it sounded like was being pushed about, banged against a wall," he said. | "Kingsley was screaming for us to help him - it sounded like was being pushed about, banged against a wall," he said. |
| "I heard a couple of bangs - I thought it was a gun and then I heard a muffled scream from Kingsley. | "I heard a couple of bangs - I thought it was a gun and then I heard a muffled scream from Kingsley. |
| "The sounds were haunting, it was terrible, I've never heard anything like that before." | "The sounds were haunting, it was terrible, I've never heard anything like that before." |
| Mr Heal told the court how Mr Carter - who was armed with a gun - regularly checked on him. | Mr Heal told the court how Mr Carter - who was armed with a gun - regularly checked on him. |
| "Russell came back to where I was, he had a handkerchief in his hand and was wiping blood from his face and his shirt was covered in blood," he said. | "Russell came back to where I was, he had a handkerchief in his hand and was wiping blood from his face and his shirt was covered in blood," he said. |
| Kingsley Monk was a company director of recruitment agency Driverline 247 | Kingsley Monk was a company director of recruitment agency Driverline 247 |
| He described how he heard Mr Carter escape before hearing the sounds of a fire in the Driverline 247 office. | He described how he heard Mr Carter escape before hearing the sounds of a fire in the Driverline 247 office. |
| He then struggled to free himself - and found Mr Monk's body on the office floor. | He then struggled to free himself - and found Mr Monk's body on the office floor. |
| Mr Heal and the two other workmates managed to escape the building before the fire spread. | Mr Heal and the two other workmates managed to escape the building before the fire spread. |
| Earlier prosecutor David Aubrey QC told the court that Mr Carter believed he was owed £3,000 in withheld wages. | Earlier prosecutor David Aubrey QC told the court that Mr Carter believed he was owed £3,000 in withheld wages. |
| The court heard as workers arrived one-by-one, he ordered them to tie themselves up, then threw petrol over them, holding a cigarette lighter and said: "I will kill you." | The court heard as workers arrived one-by-one, he ordered them to tie themselves up, then threw petrol over them, holding a cigarette lighter and said: "I will kill you." |
| Father-of-two Mr Monk was then taken at gunpoint into the main office away from the office where the three other staff were tied up. | Father-of-two Mr Monk was then taken at gunpoint into the main office away from the office where the three other staff were tied up. |
| Mr Aubrey said: "He was talking to him about money. Mr Monk was asking him: "What do you want?" | Mr Aubrey said: "He was talking to him about money. Mr Monk was asking him: "What do you want?" |
| "Carter was heard saying: 'You owe me £3,000. I'm not leaving until I get it'." | "Carter was heard saying: 'You owe me £3,000. I'm not leaving until I get it'." |
| The jury heard Mr Monk suggested transferring the money online and one of the staff was untied to carry out the transaction. | The jury heard Mr Monk suggested transferring the money online and one of the staff was untied to carry out the transaction. |
| Father-of-two Mr Carter allegedly put £2,500 into his own account but gave instructions for money to be paid into other drivers' accounts to cover his tracks. | Father-of-two Mr Carter allegedly put £2,500 into his own account but gave instructions for money to be paid into other drivers' accounts to cover his tracks. |
| It is alleged Mr Carter throttled Mr Monk, probably with his own tie. | It is alleged Mr Carter throttled Mr Monk, probably with his own tie. |
| A pathologist's report found he suffered pressure to the neck. | A pathologist's report found he suffered pressure to the neck. |
| The trial is expected to last up to three weeks. | The trial is expected to last up to three weeks. |