GUILTY Wales - Gerald Corrigan, 74, killed with crossbow bolt, Holyhead, 19 April 2019

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10:06LYDIA MORRIS
Good morning
Good morning. It is now day six of the trial and our reporter Steve Bagnall is back in the courtroom.

We’ll bring you all the latest updates from court.

10:11LYDIA MORRIS
Starting shortly
The trial is set to start at 10.30am this morning.

10:47LYDIA MORRIS
Jury back in
Two defendants, Terrence Whall and Gavin Jones are back in the dock.

Darren Jones and Martin Roberts pleaded guilty to arson of a Land Rover Discovery yesterday, and will be sentenced later.

10:48LYDIA MORRIS
Prosecution statements
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Statements being read by Peter Rouch QC for the prosecution.

10:53LYDIA MORRIS
Witness statement from paramedic
Paramedic Richard Roberts, who treated Mr Corrigan tells the court he received a call to attend a “74-year-old male who was bleeding” at 12.39am on April 19.

He arrived at 1.01am.

Mr Roberts said the lady told them “Gerry was bleeding heavily” from the arm and a heavy trail of blood led up the stairs to Gerry.

He was calling “Give me oxygen” and said he had been electrocuted, Mr Roberts said.

10:54LYDIA MORRIS
Puncture wound was 'trickling blood'
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Mr Roberts allied trauma bandage onto wound, but away clothing to expose chest and he noticed puncture wound trickling blood.. He kept saying he had suffered electric shock and said satellite dish was on the ground. He noticed a further puncture wound in his abdomen.

10:58LYDIA MORRIS
Doubts over injuries
Mr Roberts said he was doubting Mr Corrigan had been electrocuted and said the wounds were more consistent with a traumatic injury.

Mr Corrigan said he hadn’t fallen and said he was having a heart attack. They got him to the ambulance.

11:00LYDIA MORRIS
Gate was open
The court hears Mr Roberts went to question Mr Corrigan’s partner, Ms Bailey and she showed him the site of the incident outside near the dish.

Mr Roberts noticed a stone garden wall in front of the house and saw the gate was open.

11:02LYDIA MORRIS
Arrow bold 'covered in fresh blood'
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Mr Roberts was wary of electrion and Ms Bailey asked him to shut th gate as it was usually shut. He noticed an arrow bolt about 18 inches covered in fresh blood. He asked “Do you have anything to do with bows and arrows” She said “No”

11:08LYDIA MORRIS
Paramedic reported incident to police
Mr Roberts said Ms Bailey had said there was a minor disagreement on land vetting.

He said it was a “suspicious incident” and he would be reporting it to the police and took Mr Corrigan to hospital.

Mr Roberts thought Mr Corrigan had been shot with an arrow.

11:09LYDIA MORRIS
Paramedic put arrow in a bag
Mr Roberts placed the arrow in a hospital plastic bag and went back with police to Gof Du, where Mr Corrigan lived, to confirm the location where the arrow was found.

11:11LYDIA MORRIS
Two puncture wounds
The next statement is from Mr Robert’s paramedic colleague, who also went to Gof Du that night and confirms two puncture wounds on Mr Corrigan - one above his right nipple and another on his left side underneath his rib cage.

11:12LYDIA MORRIS
Mr Corrigan tells of dispute after being shot
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Mr Corrigan tells the paramedic he’s had a dispute with a person leasing the field next door.

11:13LYDIA MORRIS
'Entrance and exit wounds'Steve Bagnall@DPWrexNews
Statement by medic at the hospital says Mr Corrigan was very unwell and there was “an entrance and exit wound”. The arrow was seen and the police were called.

11:16LYDIA MORRIS
Ysbyty Gwynedd clinical site manager
Nichola Jones clinical site manager at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, says she was told Mr Corrigan hadn’t been electrocuted, but had been shot by an arrow.

Police attended and she spoke to them and collected the arrow for officers.

11:17LYDIA MORRIS
'Blood stained arrow'
The court hears in another statement how “a blood stained arrow” was discovered at the scene by paramedics.

11:21LYDIA MORRIS
Mr Corrigan given 'life saving surgery'
Consultant Dr Tim Scott in the IC unit at Royal Stoke Hospital says Mr Corrigan was transferred over on the night of April 19.

He says he had been given life saving surgery and had been placed in an induced coma at Bangor which was maintained in Stoke.

Mr Scott added Mr Corrigan would not have been able to speak due to breathing tube and had operations the next day, but the outlook was not good. He described his condition as “critical”.

11:22LYDIA MORRIS
Sepsis
Steve Bagnall@DPWrexNews
Mr Corrigan had sepsis through his body which was treated. Despite efforts to save him experts said they expected him to die soon, but continued to do all they could.

11:23LYDIA MORRIS
'Horrific' injures were 'non-survivable'
Steve Bagnall@DPWrexNews
Mr Corrigan’s body was “disintegrating” internally due to injuries which were not repairable and he eventually died on May 11. He had received “an horrific injury that was non-survivable,” the doctor said.

11:23LYDIA MORRIS
Crime scene examiner
Crime scene examiner Andrew Yates is now giving evidence.

11:30LYDIA MORRIS
Markers show location of blood splatters
Mr Yates placed yellow markers in the area.

Number two marks where blood was found on the top edge of the dish. Green arrows show blood spots on the house wall where swabs were taken.

Marker four is the location of blood spatter on ground and marker five shows more blood on the grass. Marker six shows area of blood on step.

11:31LYDIA MORRIS
'Lots of blood'
Mr Yates told the court how there was “lots of blood in the house” and a “heavily blood stained light switch”.

11:33LYDIA MORRIS
Blades from head of crossbow recovered
Steve Bagnall@DPWrexNews
Blades from the head of a crossbow were also recovered on April 19 and 20, near to the location where Mr Corrigan was shot by the satellite dish.

11:38LYDIA MORRIS
Arrow 'pointing towards gate'
Paramedic indicated where the arrow was recovered from and the direction it was pointing, which was towards the gate.

11:38LYDIA MORRIS
Break
The court has adjourned for a 10 minute break.

Anglesey crossbow murder trial: Paramedics give evidence - updates

 

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12:07LYDIA MORRIS
Jury return
The jury are back in.

12:16LYDIA MORRIS
Blood swabs match to Mr Corrigan
‘Agreed facts’ have been read to the jury, that include general blood swabs being taken from locations in and around Gof Du which match Mr Corrigan.

Blood on the bolt recovered was a positive DNA match to Mr Corrigan.

Blood on a torch recovered from the grass at the house also matched Mr Corrigan, the court hears.

12:18LYDIA MORRIS
Mixed DNA profile on gate
Steve Bagnall@DPWrexNews
The rope at the gate got a mixed DNA profile with a major profile being Mr Corrigan. There was other mixed DNA which was not suitable to test for an identity.

12:18LYDIA MORRIS
North Wales Police analyst gives evidence
Steve Bagnall@DPWrexNewsJulie Green, North Wales Police analyst, is giving evidence, looking at sources of evidence to give a timeline.

12:30
Discussing the timeline
Ms Green is discussing a streamlined version of the timeline established by the prosecution.

This includes telematics and CCTV to establish the movements of the Land Rover Discovery between Gof Du and Whall’s house over April 17-19 last year and what happened at Mr Corrigan’s home.

12:36JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Cross-examination
Cross-examining David Elias QC says Ms Green is not the person who checks the times. She agrees.

12:42JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
"tweaked document"
Mr Elias says Ms Green had produced another larger document covering the events action by action covering the same time period. This timeline document, there had been tweaks to “to make it easier” she said.

For example, there was a call on April 18 between Whall and Thomas Barry Williams, which was in the original document, but not in the current one.

Mr Rouch re-examining says the original document was sent to all parties.

12:45JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Def Chief to give evidence
Det Chief Insp Brian Kearney giving evidence. He was the senior investigating officer on call and called out on the morning of April 19

12:48JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
DCI Kearney
DCI Kearney said he had difficulty finding Gof Du despite knowing the area.

He said that he investigated the crossbow bolt and who could have had one, “to help trace the offender”

12:51JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Record of 17 people in Angelsey who had purchased crossbow equipment
Police made inquiries with equipment dealers and were contacted by a Gary Tremble of Outdoorhobbies who had records of 17 people in Anglesey.

The first 15 people purchased crossbows up to 2015.

Only two purchases after that.

12:53JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Whall was considered "potentially significant"
Whall purchased one on April 11 2019 an Excalibur Crossbow. DCI decided to go and see Whall.

DCI Kearney believed Whall’s purchase was “potentially significant” given the time and how close Whall lived to Gof Du.

Two officers were sent. No cross-examination.

13:00JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Trial has adjourned
The trials has adjourned for lunch.

It will continue at 2pm.

Anglesey crossbow murder trial: Paramedics give evidence - updates

 

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14:12LYDIA MORRIS
Jury are back in
The jury are back in and the trial has resumed.

14:19LYDIA MORRIS
Purchase of crossbow
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Trial resuming. Det Con Murray giving evidence when she spoke to Whall about purhase of crossbow from Outdoorhobbies.

14:21LYDIA MORRIS
Whall 'sold another crossbow to a stranger'
She interviewed him with a colleague on May 21. Whall showed the Det Con a dispatch notice which showed it was sent on April 18.

He paid about £750 for the Excalibur with four bolts included.

Whall said he had another crossbow about 3/4 months ago which he sold to a stranger who came knocking asking about whether Whall wanted to sell a caravan.

14:23LYDIA MORRIS
Sold for £180
Whall said the man came back later with a female and left £50 for the caravan. Another male came back the next day and asking if he wanted to sell a van.

He was interested in the crossbow and he agreed to pay £180 for it. It was black with a scope and was heavy to wield.

14:24LYDIA MORRIS
Man who bought it like 'gypsy from the film Snatch'
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The man who bought the crossbow sounded like a gipsy from the film “snatch”, Whall said.

14:26LYDIA MORRIS
Crossbow 'dispatched on April 18'
A male came into the living room when the statement was being taken, from Whall, who was Gavin Jones, the court heard.

Whall said Gavin Jones was a client and friend. The officers left the property.

Cross-examining David Elias QC said they went because they were told the crossbow had been dispatched on April 18. “Yes” Det Con Murray says.

14:28LYDIA MORRIS
Receipt 'few days after April 18'
Mr Eilas says there was receipt of the Excalibur crossbow, which was a few days after April 18.

Det Con Murray has finished her evidence.

14:29LYDIA MORRIS
Det Con Matthew Corcoran is next witness
Next witness is Det Con Matthew Corcoran to give evidence about events on June 3, 2019.

14:44LYDIA MORRIS
Det Corcoran gives 'presentation' on arson
Steve Bagnall@DPWrexNews
Det Corcoran is giving a presentation from CCTV and phone data on the arson of the Land Rover Discovery.

14:51LYDIA MORRIS
Det Con points out important locations
Det Con Corcoran points out locations including Whall’s’ home at Bryngwran where he was living with partner Emma Roberts, the Waitrose store in Menai Bridge, the Menai Suspension Bridge, The Belle Vue pub in Bangor, The Cube Nightclub and Martin Roberts home address.

Location of the arson was a disused quarry in Llanllechid on the outskirts of Bethesda.

There are calls and texts between Darren Jones, Gavin Jones and Martin Roberts.

Anglesey crossbow murder trial: Paramedics give evidence - updates

 

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14:58LYDIA MORRIS
Movements before the arson
Steve Bagnall@DPWrexNews
The Land Rover Discovery crosses the Menai Suspension Bridge at 12.29pm. Five minutes later a silver Toyota crosses the same bridge into Bangor.

14:59LYDIA MORRIS
CCTV
CCTV footage from Belle Vue pub in Bangor shows the Land Rover Discovery driving past and turns towards town centre.

15:08
Land Rover
The Land Rover Discovery engine is turned off in a parking area at the back of houses on Dean Street in Bangor at about 12.37pm.

15:09
Land Rover
The vehicle is then unlocked and a door opened and closed on seven occasions.

15:09
Black Mini
A black Mini is seen on CCTV approaching the parking area at the rear of Dean Street.

15:14
Silver Toyota
Soon after the Silver Toyota is seen travelling away from Bangor towards Caernarfon.

15:24
Land Discovery and Mini's movements
At 1.15pm a Land Rover Discovery and back mini are seen driving away, approaching Bangor High Street, and turning left towards Bethesda.

15:24
Two cars
The two cars are seen driving in convoy along Llandygai Road. At 1.18pm a camera picks them up travelling towards Bethesda.

15:25
Car at the quarry
1.27pm the Land Rover is unlocked at the quarry and a door opened and closed. 1.31pm the engines is turned off and then turned on - a window is opened and the boot opened. The engine is turned off.

15:30
Car boot
1.32pm the boot and door are closed. 1.35pm telematics says vehicle activates emergency call button.

15:35
Vehicle on fire
A member of the public calls the fire service to report the vehicle on fire soon after.

15:36
Mini heads away
1.44pm the black Mini is caught on Llandygai Road heading towards Bangor from Bethesda.

Anglesey crossbow murder trial: Paramedics give evidence - updates

 

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Anglesey crossbow murder trial: Paramedics give evidence - updates

The van buyer was like the "traveler" in the movie Snatch, Brad Pitt?!

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That is one smart car, and three really dumb criminals. Moo.

 

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15:41
Police attend Whall's home
Later that afternoon police attend Whall’s home address and are wearing body cams.

15:41
Key fobs
Emma Roberts is holding up two key fobs to Land Rover Discovery.

15:52
Tyres and tank exploded
The jury is hearing a statement from a member of the public who witnessed tyres and the tank explode on the Land Rover when it was on fire.

15:52
"Suspicious" fire
PCSO also gives statement about attending “suspicious” vehicle fire at the quarry.

15:58
Car keys
Court hears the two car keys were seized by police.

15:59
Trial finished for today
Trial finished for today. Ballistic and pathology evidence expected tomorrow.

Anglesey crossbow murder trial: Paramedics give evidence - as it happened

I wonder if the two who pleaded guilty to arson yesterday will give evidence for the prosecution now.

 

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12:18
Pathologist gives evidence
Home Office pathologist Brian Rodgers has told the trial this morning of the devastating damage a single bolt fired from a crossbow did to Mr Corrigan. He said it must have been from “a powerful weapon.”

Dr Rodgers concluded the bolt must have been fired from “not too great a range” and must have been shot from the wall around Gof Du “either just inside the wall, or just outside the wall.”

12:19
Forensic firearm expert takes to the stand
Giving evidence now is forensic firearm expert Andre Horne who has investigated three fatal crossbow shootings and 10 other cases involving crossbows.

Mr Horne says broadhead points are specifically to hunt animals. Hunting animals with bows in Britain is illegal he said.

Broadheads are for bigger animals - they have razor sharp edges to sever arteries so they rapidly bleed to death. They are not designed for target practice - because the razors get damaged - he said.

12:21
Expert tells of what he found at the house after shooting
Mr Horne is demonstrating in a video how a crossbow is loaded, which needs a cocking aid because it is so powerful.

In the video Mr Horne also demonstrates the effect of a broadhead bolt on ballistic gelatine which is used to represent muscle tissue.

Crossbows come in different types and cocking aids are not needed for less powerful weapons. More powerful weapons would need a cocking aid.

Mr Horne examined the wall behind the satellite dish where Mr Corrigan was shot. Two blades from the bolt were recovered at the base of the dish, the other was recovered by a chair near the dish.

Other parts of the bolt were recovered nearby. He looked at the pebble-dashed wall where blood spatter was on. There were two areas where the pebbles had come off. They were in centre of blood spatter and probably result of bolt impacting the wall.

Broadhead blades would have fallen off when the arrow struck the wall and plastic tip broke off - and landed where they were. The arrow then bounced back. The assumption is it came from left to right and then bounced back at an angle after striking wall.

12:28
Crossbow was 'probably' fired from being a wall
Blades on broadhead are kept in place by a plastic tip. The tip was not found but that didn’t surprise Mr Horne who said it would be difficult to find among the grass.

Trajectory of bolt through Mr Corrigan’s body was investigated to help locate where the shooter was when the arrow was fired.

Mr Horne concluded the crossbow was shot from the field side of the wall with a shooting trajectory towards the satellite dish.

Mr Horne says he wouldn’t expect the shooter to be in the open and would have expected the person to be concealing himself, probably behind the wall, next to some shrubbery, where he could have a view of the front door and satellite dish.

Mr Horne said he also arrived at his conclusion of the location of the shooter by most of the blood spatter being between the satellite dish and the window and the position of the bolt.

12:28
Illegal to hunt with crossbows
Mr Horne clarifies it is illegal to hunt animals in Britain with crossbows with any type of arrow or bolt.

12:28
Break for lunch
Breaking for lunch until 1.30pm.

Anglesey crossbow murder trial: Pathologist gives evidence - updates

 

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14:02JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Trail resuming
The trail is now resuming after breaking for lunch.

14:03JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Gary Tremble to give evidence
Gary Tremble is the director of Outdoorhobbies Ltd,.

He contacted the police to help them with information about people who had bought crossbows.

14:06JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Over 150 different types of crossbow
Mr Tremble heard about the shooting on April 19 and offered to assist the police.

DCI Brian Kearney asked him to supply information on who he had supplied crossbows to on Anglesey.

Mr Tremble said his company sells more than 150 different types of crossbows.

14:07JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Whall ordered a £750 Excalibur crossbow
17 people had bought crossbows.

15 between 2008-2015. Seven of those had crossbows not capable of firing a 20 inch bolt.

The 17th person was Whall who placed an order for an Excalibur crossbow on April 11, 2019 dispatched on the 18th and signed for on the 23rd. It cost £750.

14:09JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
20 inch bolts
The Excalibur crossbow took a 16 inch bolt but the court heard that a 20 inch bolt could be fired from a crossbow as cheap as £180.

20-inch bolts can come in three different types of material with different size fletchings and colours

14:14JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Cross-examining
Steve Bagnall@DPWrexNews
David Elias QC is cross-examining Mr Tremble. Mr Tremble says buying an Excalibur is a person who is buying a quaility crossbow, but Mr Elias says you can find out about any crossbows capability by spending some time online.

14:17JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
The bolts were "low quality"
Mr Tremble said the bolt and broadhead that shot Mr Corrigan was not supplied by his company.

He said they were of “low quality” budget purchase variety, that could have been bought off eBay.

14:20JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
The shooter had to be in close quarters
Mr Tremble said the broadhead to this bolt would make it very inaccurate unless at close quarters 10-20ft.

14:21JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Detective Roberts to give evidence
Mr Tremble has finished giving evidence.

Detective Constable Carl Roberts is now giving evidence.

14:37JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Land Rover Discovery was found burned out
Det Con Carl Roberts is detailing events on a timeline about June 3 2019, when the Land Rover Discovery was found burned out in a disused quarry at Llanllechid, near Bangor.

14:42JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Mobile phone evidence ties them to the area
Evidence shows mobile phones belonging to Darren Jones, Gavin Jones and Martin Roberts were in contact with each other and attempting to call each other, on June 3 around the Bangor area in the morning, multiple times.

14:57JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Land Rover confirmed in Bangor by CCTV and telematics
Det Con Roberts confirms the movements of the Land Rover Discovery via CCTV and telematics on the day that it is burned out.

When the engine is turned on and off it gives the co-ordinates where.

A key location on that day is Dean Street in Bangor.

15:27
'Disused quarry'
Det Con Roberts says telematics show the Land Rover at the disused quarry which “is not a commonly used area.”

15:41
Police at Whall's house
Later in the afternoon police turn up at the house of Whall and his partner to tell them their Land Rover has been disccovered burned out. At this point Gavin Jones tries to call Whall three times.

After 5pm Whall tries to phone Gavin Jones four times following the police visit.

15:47
More contact attempts
There are more attempts by Whall to contact Gavin Jones later that evening, the court hears.

Darren Jones also tries to call Gavin Jones.

15:53
Cross examination
In cross examination Det Con Roberts confirms Gavin Jones has parents in Bangor.

Det Con Roberts agrees roads such as Mona Road, Pentreath Road are popular busy roads on a Monday morning.

16:06
CCTV footage
CCTV footage from the Cube Nightclub in Bangor also showed a large black Audi SUV around the Dean Street area, highlighted in a review by another officer, the court hears as Det Con Roberts is cross examined.

At 12.44pm a large back Audi SUV turns off Dean Street onto Panton Street and into the cul-de-sac behind the houses, which is captured on the Cube’s CCTV camera.

Anglesey crossbow murder trial: Pathologist gives evidence - updates

 

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16:10
Co-located
This vehicle doesn’t come out again until 1.01pm. It is put to Det Con that the black Audi is co-located in the area at the back of Dean Street with the two other vehicles for four to five minutes. He agrees.

16:11
Hearing ends for the day
The hearing has now finished for the day, and will resume tomorrow.

Anglesey crossbow murder trial: Pathologist gives evidence - updates

 

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I don't think there was any live reporting today, but there's a write up. Mainly about the telematics evidence:

Crossbow murder trial shown CCTV footage of accused's Land Rover on Anglesey

 

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Crossbow murder accused one of just two in UK to buy bolt and broadhead used to kill Gerald Corrigan

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11:12JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
The trail is about to star[t]
The jury is now in and the trail is about to re-star[t].

11:15JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Robert Cross statement
Prosecution to read the statement of Robert Cross. Comes from Essex and the son of another witness. He has an interest in archery.

In 2019 he purchased crossbow items using dad’s Amazon account.

11:18JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Thomas Barry Williams now giving evidence
Thomas Barry Williams is now giving evidence from behind a screen.

Mr Williams lives in a camper van, he confirmed he knows has known whall for four years, and that he knows where he lives.

11:19JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Williams went to Whall for a massage
Mr Williams went to Whall for a massage and therapy that was once a week for a few months.

Whall had a premise at bottom of Bangor at the time. They became friends - they had a keen interest in martial arts and Mr Williams started helping him with self defence DVDs at a new premises at Treborth off Menai Bridge.

That was about 2-3 years ago.

11:23JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
They would spend most Tuesdays together
Mr Williams said Whall did Tai Chi and he attended a couple of his classes. They started training at his home at RAF Valley before he moved to Bryngwran.

They would go out for food, walking, running, biking. He would see him every Tuesday at RAF Valley home. Spend most of the Tuesdays together.

11:24JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
"Was the relationship ever sexual?"
Steve Bagnall@DPWrexNews
Mr Williams said they were in contact occasionally then. Was the relationship ever sexual? He is asked. “Never” he says.

JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Williams was with his partner Suzy
Williams said he spoke to the police of his movements last year.

On Thursday - Mr Williams said his partner Suzy worked a night shift from 10 pm to 8 am on the Good Friday.

Mr Williams says he was with her all day until he dropped her off 9.50 pm Thursday. They were having an argument about the constant night shifts. He then travelled to Anglesey.

11:30JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Williams met a cannabis dealer
He went from Conwy to a lay-by on Anglesey where he met up with a cannabis dealer - took about 40-45 minutes. He was there at about 10.30 pm.

“I got some on tick. We smoked a bit and then moved over to my parent’s house - Newborough,” Mr Williams says.

11:32JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Willimas moved to his parent's house
Mr Williams went to his parent’s terrace house to pick a wallet up. He’d left it there a couple of weeks before.

His sister slept on the sofa downstairs. She told him his wallet was “on the floor by the door”.

They started chatting, they “laughed and joked” until around 1 am.

11:35JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
He drove back to Cowny and slept in his van
Mr Williams was at his parents for about 45 minutes to an hour to 2 am and drove back to Conwy.

Drive to Conwy took about 55 minutes and parked up where he dropped his girlfriend off and went to sleep in his camper van.

Next thing was 8am alarm “waiting for Suzy.” His girlfriend.

11:37JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Williams denies seeing Whall that night
Mr Williams denies seeing Whall that night at all. He said he has never heard Gerald Corrigan or of a house called Gof Du.

He had been to Porthdafarch beach years before, but was “nowhere near it that Thursday Friday”.

12:12JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
He says he can’t remember specifically when he bought the new phone.
“There was no rush to get rid of the phone.” “No” he says.

He says it could receive calls, but said he didn’t try to make any calls on the Good Friday or text messages.

The phone didn’t have many contacts and it was with him or in the van the whole time.

12:15JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Police wanted to speak with Williams

Steve Bagnall@DPWrexNews
Mr Williams confirms the police wanted to speak to him about that night - in June 2019 - it was recorded on body-cam in Penmaenmawr when he was in his van.

12:16JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
He says “he has nothing to hide”
Mr Williams said he didn’t go straight away to a police station when they spoke to him earlier in a conversation.

He says “he has nothing to hide” and “doesn’t trust policy enforcers” after bad experiences.

12:18JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Williams used Suzy to track his movements
On June 29 police spoke to Mr Williams about his movements on April 18/19. He says he spoke to Suzy to confirm where he was. He said knowing where she was allowed me to know where I was.

She would never work back to back days in Conwy - he said.

“I did try to keep things away from her”, “She’s a worrier,” he said. “At the time I didn’t know about the sexual relationship,” he says.

12:20JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Williams found out Terry was going to use him as an alibi
Mr Williams said he sought advice from a solicitor when police spoke to him.

Mr Williams confirms he spoke to another solicitor - a firm that was representing Terry Whall - about the events of April 18/19.

Mr Williams says they told him that Terry was going to use him as an alibi.

12:21JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Williams didn't deny it to the firm

Steve Bagnall@DPWrexNews
Mr Williams says he went to see Whall’s solicitors. He listened to them telling him what had been said about sexual relationship “I was shocked I was listening to what they said.” He said he didn’t tell them it was “rubbish” or “nonsense”. “Why not?” “Not sure,” he says.

12:35JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Whall asked Williams to say he met him
Mr Williams said he was asked by Terry to give statements to the solicitors and to mark the places of the vehicle on the beach.

“You said you met up with Terry Whall”, Mr Williams said Whall had asked him to say that.

12:36JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Meeting the cannabis dealer
Asked about the cannabis dealer, Mr Williams said he needed to get his wallet. “I would be meeting him and then going over to my parents” The meeting point was always a certain time and certain day. “It must have been the Thursday I met him.”

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12:42JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Calls on the Thursday when Mr Corrigan was shot
“I phoned him a couple of days before to arrange to pick up some cannabis,” Mr Williams said.

He said he had phoned his mum on Thursday, to ask about the wallet.

Mr Elias asks Mr Williams about his phone calls on the Thursday before Good Friday when Mr Corrigan was shot in the early hours.

12:50JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
WIlliams insists he went to get his wallet
Mr Elias says the data shows he phoned Suzy first on the Thursday about 12.45 pm.

After you dropped Suzy, you went to Anglesey and hadn’t phoned your mum or family that day - it is put to him. But Mr WIlliams insists he went to get his wallet.

12:52JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Williams denies turning his phone off
Between 10.26 pm Thursday and 1am on Good Friday there is no activity recorded on Mr Williams phone, says Mr Elias.

Williams denies turning his phone off.

12:53JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Call log
Mr Elias says the data shows he phoned Suzy first on the Thursday about 12.45pm.

Williams claims the calls to Whall were about training.Mr Elias says the data shows he phoned Suzy first on the Thursday about 12.45pm.

Williams claims the calls to Whall were about training.

12:53JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
There was no call to his mum as claimed
There was a call lasting over four minutes from Whall. “It was about meeting up that night?” “No” “I can’t tell you, because I don’t remember,” he says.

Mr Elias says the phone data shows there were calls and voicemails between Whall and Mr Williams, but there was no call to his mum “It’s because you are making up the collection of the wallet” “No I’m not” Mr Williams says. There was a call lasting over four minutes from Whall. “It was about meeting up that night?” “No” “I can’t tell you, because I don’t remember,” he says.

Mr Elias says the phone data shows there were calls and voicemails between Whall and Mr Williams, but there was no call to his mum “It’s because you are making up the collection of the wallet” “No I’m not” Mr Williams says.

12:54JAYMELOUISE HUDSPITH
Williams claims he did not need to call his parent

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Mr Williams says he did not need to phone his parents to say he was on his way. “How did they know to leave the door open?” Mr Williams said he had arranged the time. “They knew I was coming over that day,” he said.

12:58
Williams denies making up his statement
Mr WIlliams said he smashed his phone on the floor “in a temper” and is not sure why he had it in his hand. ‘Temper makes you do some stupid things,” he said. “Are you making the story up why the phone is no longer with you”

“No”

13:00
Williams said he wanted to get a new phone “because he could.”
A text was sent from the phone on April 19 about lunch time 12.15 pm says Mr Elias “Would that surprise you?” “No” At 12.45 pm the phone was up and running “in your possession,” says Mr Elias. “There was no hurry” to get a new phone, says Mr Williams.

Mr Williams said it was an old phone and he wanted to get a new one “because he could.” “Were you worried about what you and Terry Whall were up together 12 hours earlier” “No,” says Mr Williams. Suzy was with him when he got a new phone.

13:01
Trial is breaking for lunch
The trail has stopped for lunch and will resume at 2pm.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Hadn’t heard about this case before but it’s an interesting one! Wish I’d known about it as I went to Anglesey last summer, could’ve done a little recce. I went to Porthdafarch beach and climbed the lighthouse, very remote area as others have said.

 

[Legally Bland]

14:08
Trail is resuming
The trail is now resuming after stopping for lunch

14:10
Williams didn't want to sign his statement
“Terry Whall told me what to say,” said Mr Williams and it tied in with the solicitors.

Police had stopped his van on June 29 and he didn’t want to sign a statement about his whereabouts on 18/19

“I’m not obliged to sign it,” said Mr Williams.

14:15
He wanted to speak to somebody to jog his memory
On June 29, Mr Williams told police in an interview that he wanted to speak to somebody to jog his memory about his movements on April 18/19.

He said he would get back to police after speaking to others.

Mr Williams says he can have a clearer picture of where he was after speaking to his girlfriend.

14:19
He is “not really sure” why he couldn’t tell police

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Mr Elias says a few days earlier he’d been asked by police about movements so he’d had a few days to think about where he had been” and ask Suzy. He agrees and is “not really sure” why he couldn’t tell police. Mr Elias says it’s because he’d been with Whall on April 18/19. “No”.

14:21
Williams claims he was scared
Mr Williams agreed before he was arrested, he said Whall had told him what to say. Mr WIlliams said he was “scared”. Mr Williams agreed before he was arrested, he said Whall had told him what to say. Mr WIlliams said he was “scared”.

14:23
There are "videos of them wrestling"
He agrees there are online videos of them wrestling. He says it was ju jitsu and new it was going to go online. He agrees the two spent a lot of time together on their own. “It doesn’t mean I have to have a sexual relationship with him.”

14:25
Williams denied phoning Whall about Corrigan the day after
On April 19 Mr Williams said he communicated with Whall to tell him he had a new phone and denied it was to talk about what had happened the night before.

14:25
Williams denied phoning Whall about Corrigan the day after
On April 19 Mr Williams said he communicated with Whall to tell him he had a new phone and denied it was to talk about what had happened the night before.

14:31
"a bag with sexual items in including baby oil, “lube” and a penis ring"
He was asked about a glove used in sexual activity. “I was told to say it” says Mr Williams

He is asked about a bag with sexual items in including baby oil, “lube” and a penis ring. He said Whall told him about it.

14:32
He was told to say they had a sexual encounter
Mr Williams said he was told to say they had a sexual encounter not far from a caravan site.

Mr Williams says he was told say about a location about 10 bus lengths away from Gof Du.

14:35
Re-examination of Williams
Re-examination by Peter Rouch for the prosecution.


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Asks about Mr Williams meeting with Mr Whall’s solicitors - certain info was put done in writing by a solicitor, Mr Rouch said. Mr Williams wrote nothing and was not given copy of that document he says.

14:40
"it was easier to agree"
Mr Williams solicitors were suggesting stuff to him and “it was easier to agree”, he said.

They were suggesting there “was a bag with stuff of a sexual nature in there” he said.

14:41
photos would “make the story more believable.”
Photos on Whall’s mobile referenced. Mr Williams said the photos would “make the story more belieavable.”

14:44
"a lot of information was suggested to him by Whall’s solicitor"
Mr Williams said a lot of information was suggested to him by Whall’s solicitor.

After the meeting with Whall’s solicitor, Mr Williams went to see another solicitor because he needed advice on how he had been stopped by police.

“There was an armed police officer there” he said. And he made a statement about April 18/19 that was given to police.

14:55
Williams denies a sexual encounter outside Gof Du house
Mr Williams denies he walked along the coastal path and have a sexual encounter outside Gof Du house with Whall. “No” he says.

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15:04OWEN EVANS
Mr Williams finishes giving evidence
Mr Williams has finished giving evidence.

15:12OWEN EVANS
Mr Williams' mother giving evidence
The mother of Mr Williams is now giving evidence.

Mrs Williams lives in Newborough, Anglesey, and said Barry Williams her son was living in his camper van.

On Thursday April 18 five of the family were living at the house. She and her husband usually go to bed early. She is usually in bed by 9pm. She works as a cleaner.

On the Good Friday she was due to get up at 7am. She said Barry was due to visit because he thought he had forgotten his wallet. Barry’s sister sleeps on the coach.

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15:23OWEN EVANS
'Lost his wallet'
Mrs Williams said she remembers Barry phoning to say he had lost his wallet. She checked his coat and found it and contacted him.

He was due to come on the Thursday night to pick his wallet up.

Mrs Williams went to bed at the usual time. Her other son Charles came in around 11pm to 11.05pm and went to his bedroom.

Then she heard Barry’s voice in the living room, so she knew he had come.

Mrs Williams heard them talking and giggling downstairs and was thinking of going downstairs to tell them to keep their voices down.

She thought Barry had come in five to 10 minutes after Charles. She went to sleep and he collected his wallet.

15:35OWEN EVANS
Cross examination
Cross examination now taking place by David Elias.

The court hears it was in July when Mrs Williams was first asked to remember when the wallet was collected.

Mrs Williams said she was expecting him to come round to pick the wallet up. “He didn’t say what time,” she said.

Mrs Williams has finished giving her evidence.

15:44OWEN EVANS
Sister of Barry Williams gives evidence
Elizabeth Elen Williams is giving evidence via video link.

She is Barry Williams’ sister.

Ms Williams says she sleeps on the sofa at her parents house in Newborough, Anglesey, in the living room.

She remembers her brother Charles coming home at 11pm on Thursday April 18 and then Barry arrived about 11.20pm-11.30pm. He had come to get his wallet, she said.

Barry came into the living room, she said and she pointed to where the wallet was.

She got up, made a cup of tea and they had a chat for a “very long time” until about 1am on Good Friday. “He was still his funny self” she said.

Ms Williams told him to leave because her son was coming over in the morning and he left.

15:52OWEN EVANS
Cross examination
Cross examination now being carried out by David Elias.

He asks her when she first thought back to that Thursday/Friday night. “When the police came to see me”, she replies.

The court hears that she made a statement on July 14. She says she knew what it was about.

“I didn’t know why they were coming” - but there was an appointment made a few days before.

Ms Williams said she had no number to get in touch with Barry. Her mum had a number for him, but it didn’t work.

15:58OWEN EVANS
Stopped about his whereabouts
‘Were you aware that Barry had been stopped about his whereabouts on April 18’, she is asked.

“No” she says and added that they had no conversations about it.

16:04OWEN EVANS
Police statement made seperately
Ms Williams said she made her statement to police separately from her mum in the house.

She said she didn’t know what it was about, just that it was to do with Barry.

Ms Williams has finished giving her evidence.

16:11OWEN EVANS
Trial ends for the day
The trial has now ended for today, and will resume tomorrow morning.


Steve Bagnall@DPWrexNews
Jury has been sent home for the evening. Trial resumes 10.30am tomorrow.

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[Alyce]

Marking my spot for tomorrow

 

[jenny g.]

Just learning about the case now - do the prosecutors think the shot was accidental? From some of the reports, the angles and planning needed to hit Corrigan seem like the shooter would need a level of expertise.