The criminal past of Thomas Campbell... the man 'tortured to death' in his own home
The horror of Thomas Campbell's last moments is unimaginable. He was tied up, stabbed, battered, then burned with hot water while being tortured for two hours.
As he was settling into his new surroundings, Mr Campbell, a convicted drug dealer, was still of interest to the police. "At the time of his death, there were outstanding criminal investigations into Thomas Campbell, including for suspicion of assault and drugs offences," the jury at his murder trial were told.
Fatherhood did not dissuade him from involving himself in criminal activities. He has a conviction for possession with intent to supply cannabis from 2010. Police intelligence logs alleged that Campbell was involved in cannabis and cocaine dealing for more than a decade, between 2010 and 2021. A judge ruled that they had benefited from crime to the tune of £100,000 over a five year period. A Proceeds of Crime investigation, seeking to claw back the couple's ill-gotten gains, has yet to be finalised in the courts.
He'd moved to Marbella and then Dubai in previous years, fearing that the EncroChat hack could land him in court, his ex-wife claimed. Police also said that Campbell was 'tactically aware' of police surveillance being carried out on him. During the investigation which led to the money laundering charges, he was able to 'compromise a mobile surveillance team' which had followed him, the murder trial heard.
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