Snipped from UK and Eire as it has more detail in here
After agreeing to help move Matthews' things, Ireland and Karl Demetrius headed back to work to pick up a van.
The trio dropped Matthews off on Gloucester Road - so they could enter work - before collecting the vehicle and picking him back up.
The jury was told during this time Karl and girlfriend Jaydene Parsons were exchanging text messages, where she said “are you going to store it for him, we could do with the money”.
A little later on she sent another message which read, “cool that’s a deposit on a house”. When they arrived at Cotton Mill Lane, Ireland told the court “the male” – whose name he did not know – went in first, followed by Karl, then him.
But, Ireland said, he did not want to enter Cotton Mill Lane, due tot he smell and the clutter.
The smell and the state of the house, I stayed close to the door way, I didn’t move.
It wasn’t very inviting, I didn’t really want to go in.
I was just waiting, I stood there, next to the fridge freezer at the front door. I was just on my phone, on the internet, just texting, that kind of thing.
They went upstairs, the light wasn’t on, I couldn’t see what they were doing. They were up there for about 20 to 25 minutes.
I thought he was helping him with his stuff. He said when they came back downstairs Karl stayed in the hallway, while Matthews went into the lounge, for 10 to 15 minutes.
Ireland said the first he had heard the Matthews had taken items from the freezer was when he had given evidence in court.
That’s when we put the bags and the box into the van, and I said where are we going? - The court heard Ireland suggested Demetrius’ home, just a few metres away, and the trio set off there.
We then took the bags and the box out of the van and took it into 9 Barton Court. Ireland said the box had clothing on top, and he never looked underneath to see what else was in the box.
He added he didn’t unzip the suitcases and had no reason to do so, as he passed them into the kitchen.
He said he stayed in the kitchen to smoke a cigarette, while Matthews and Demetrius went into the living room.
The court heard Ireland and Demetrius left soon after, going straight back to work.
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