Five men are on trial accused of murder
A man accused of murdering Ashley Dale said he would shoot her boyfriend, according to messages she sent to friends before her death.
On Monday, October 9, the court heard Ashley had expressed concerns about her partner Lee Harrison attending the funeral and wake of Rikki Warnick, who died in July last year, because Barry, known as Branch, may also be there. The court heard Miss Dale and Barry both attended the wake on August 10 but Mr Harrison did not.
On August 12, Ashley said: “They was there, Branch was there. Zest went the crem but I didn’t see him in Ten Street.”AD: “Yeah Lee and that didn’t go Ten Streets. They went for scran in Sefton and that, done their own thing. It was moody cos of Branch. Something was gonna happen so they done the right thing like not going, but just a joke you can’t go own mate’s funeral.”AD: “Yeah cos Sav and that done me head in. Fully legged us and went and stood with Branch and all that.
In voice notes played to the court, Ashley told another friend she had asked Mr Harrison to be "honest about everything" so she could prepare for "the worst".In the messages, she said Mr Harrison did not want the feud and would "squash it" if Mr Barry wanted to.The jury was shown photos recovered from Ashley's phone following her death which showed some of the defendants with her and Mr Harrison.
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