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| Joss Stone case: 'I'd never heard of her' | Joss Stone case: 'I'd never heard of her' |
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| One of the two men accused of plotting to kill Joss Stone said he had not even heard of the soul singer and thought he was "just going on a day out" on the morning the pair were arrested a few miles from her home, a jury has heard. | One of the two men accused of plotting to kill Joss Stone said he had not even heard of the soul singer and thought he was "just going on a day out" on the morning the pair were arrested a few miles from her home, a jury has heard. |
| Junior Bradshaw, 32, and co-accused Kevin Liverpool, 35, were stopped close to Stone's home in rural Devon and a stash of weapons including a samurai sword, knife and hammers was found in their car, Exeter crown court has heard. | Junior Bradshaw, 32, and co-accused Kevin Liverpool, 35, were stopped close to Stone's home in rural Devon and a stash of weapons including a samurai sword, knife and hammers was found in their car, Exeter crown court has heard. |
| Also discovered were notes and maps that the prosecution alleges show that the men had conspired to rob and murder 25-year-old Stone before dumping her body in a river. | Also discovered were notes and maps that the prosecution alleges show that the men had conspired to rob and murder 25-year-old Stone before dumping her body in a river. |
| But Bradshaw told the jury that he had not known where they had been going or even who Stone was. Asked by his barrister, Martin Meeke QC, where he and Liverpool were heading, Bradshaw replied: "We were just going on a day out." | But Bradshaw told the jury that he had not known where they had been going or even who Stone was. Asked by his barrister, Martin Meeke QC, where he and Liverpool were heading, Bradshaw replied: "We were just going on a day out." |
| Meeke asked: "Do you remember what you were going to do when you arrived where you were going?" Bradshaw, dressed in a dark hooded top, said: "No." | Meeke asked: "Do you remember what you were going to do when you arrived where you were going?" Bradshaw, dressed in a dark hooded top, said: "No." |
| Bradshaw said he and Liverpool, who are from Manchester, used to listen to R&B and hip-hop but said he had not heard of Stone at the time of his arrest and had not heard Liverpool mention her. | Bradshaw said he and Liverpool, who are from Manchester, used to listen to R&B and hip-hop but said he had not heard of Stone at the time of his arrest and had not heard Liverpool mention her. |
| Asked by Meeke if the pair had driven from Manchester to Devon to kill the singer, to do her serious harm or to rob her, Bradshaw replied: "No." | Asked by Meeke if the pair had driven from Manchester to Devon to kill the singer, to do her serious harm or to rob her, Bradshaw replied: "No." |
| Simon Morgan QC, prosecuting, asked Bradshaw again what he thought he and Liverpool were doing when they left Manchester in the early hours. Bradshaw replied again: "Just going on a day out." | Simon Morgan QC, prosecuting, asked Bradshaw again what he thought he and Liverpool were doing when they left Manchester in the early hours. Bradshaw replied again: "Just going on a day out." |
| Morgan told him: "You left at 2am. You know the difference between night and day. So where could you be going at 2am?" Bradshaw replied: "I don't know." | Morgan told him: "You left at 2am. You know the difference between night and day. So where could you be going at 2am?" Bradshaw replied: "I don't know." |
| The court heard that Bradshaw was treated for schizophrenia in hospital from June 2009 until April 2010. Bradshaw said he stopped taking his medication a few months after his release from a unit in Manchester because he did not think he needed it. | The court heard that Bradshaw was treated for schizophrenia in hospital from June 2009 until April 2010. Bradshaw said he stopped taking his medication a few months after his release from a unit in Manchester because he did not think he needed it. |
| Following his arrest in June 2011, Bradshaw was admitted to Calderstones hospital in Clitheroe, Lancashire, where his mental health was assessed. Dr Simon Crowther, a clinical psychologist at Calderstones, said Bradshaw was in the "extremely low" IQ range – a band often associated with learning disabilities. | Following his arrest in June 2011, Bradshaw was admitted to Calderstones hospital in Clitheroe, Lancashire, where his mental health was assessed. Dr Simon Crowther, a clinical psychologist at Calderstones, said Bradshaw was in the "extremely low" IQ range – a band often associated with learning disabilities. |
| Crowther said: "When he was first admitted, he was presenting in a very confused, quite bizarre way. He said he was at hospital to go sightseeing and go shopping. | Crowther said: "When he was first admitted, he was presenting in a very confused, quite bizarre way. He said he was at hospital to go sightseeing and go shopping. |
| "There are quite large gaps in his memory, from one week to the next. When I saw him again, one week later, he presented as though he had never seen me before." | "There are quite large gaps in his memory, from one week to the next. When I saw him again, one week later, he presented as though he had never seen me before." |
| The men deny conspiracy to rob, murder and to cause Stone grievous bodily harm. The trial continues. | The men deny conspiracy to rob, murder and to cause Stone grievous bodily harm. The trial continues. |
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