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| Two men plotted to kill Joss Stone, court told | Two men plotted to kill Joss Stone, court told |
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| Two men were part of a conspiracy to rob and kill the singer Joss Stone, a jury has heard. | Two men were part of a conspiracy to rob and kill the singer Joss Stone, a jury has heard. |
| Kevin Liverpool, 35, and Junior Bradshaw, 32, were arrested with weapons near the soul singer's home in Devon in June 2011. | Kevin Liverpool, 35, and Junior Bradshaw, 32, were arrested with weapons near the soul singer's home in Devon in June 2011. |
| Simon Morgan, prosecuting, told the jury at Exeter crown court: "This case is all about a decision by a group of individuals, of whom these defendants are two, to rob and kill Joss Stone. | Simon Morgan, prosecuting, told the jury at Exeter crown court: "This case is all about a decision by a group of individuals, of whom these defendants are two, to rob and kill Joss Stone. |
| "That is not a phrase I have plucked from the air. It is used in documents written by Mr Liverpool during the planning stages of this plot. We don't know who the others are but that does not matter. Your concern is whether these two were part of the plot. It doesn't matter what part they took or planned to take." | "That is not a phrase I have plucked from the air. It is used in documents written by Mr Liverpool during the planning stages of this plot. We don't know who the others are but that does not matter. Your concern is whether these two were part of the plot. It doesn't matter what part they took or planned to take." |
| Morgan said the conspiracy was to attack and kill Stone. He said: "The offence is committed as soon as agreement is reached. It is actually not necessary to do anything to carry out the agreement. | Morgan said the conspiracy was to attack and kill Stone. He said: "The offence is committed as soon as agreement is reached. It is actually not necessary to do anything to carry out the agreement. |
| "In this case these defendants did do something to put the conspiracy into effect. They got a car, they collected their weapons of choice and they made their way by car from Manchester to within a short distance of Joss Stone's house. They were arrested in Cullompton on their way to Ashill, where she lived. | "In this case these defendants did do something to put the conspiracy into effect. They got a car, they collected their weapons of choice and they made their way by car from Manchester to within a short distance of Joss Stone's house. They were arrested in Cullompton on their way to Ashill, where she lived. |
| "Joss Stone is an extremely wealthy young woman. These defendants drove from Manchester to find her. Fortunately they were not successful, although she was at home. They were reported by eagle-eyed people of small communities surrounding Cullompton." | "Joss Stone is an extremely wealthy young woman. These defendants drove from Manchester to find her. Fortunately they were not successful, although she was at home. They were reported by eagle-eyed people of small communities surrounding Cullompton." |
| Earlier the judge warned the jury not to discuss the case outside their number or to research the case on the internet. The judge said he expected there would be widespread media coverage of the trial. | Earlier the judge warned the jury not to discuss the case outside their number or to research the case on the internet. The judge said he expected there would be widespread media coverage of the trial. |
| Liverpool and Bradshaw, from Longsight, Manchester, deny three charges. They plead not guilty to conspiring together with a person or persons unknown to murder Jocelyn Eve Stoker, also known as Joss Stone. They also deny conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm to the singer, now aged 26, and a third charge of conspiring to rob her. | Liverpool and Bradshaw, from Longsight, Manchester, deny three charges. They plead not guilty to conspiring together with a person or persons unknown to murder Jocelyn Eve Stoker, also known as Joss Stone. They also deny conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm to the singer, now aged 26, and a third charge of conspiring to rob her. |
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