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| Norwich pair 'tortured and killed' pensioner Barry Reeve | Norwich pair 'tortured and killed' pensioner Barry Reeve |
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| Two women tortured a pensioner and then left him to die, a court has heard. | Two women tortured a pensioner and then left him to die, a court has heard. |
| Kelly Barnes, 32, and Jodie Barnes, formerly Ramsbottom, 31, are accused of targeting retired bus conductor Barry Reeve, believing he had hidden money. | Kelly Barnes, 32, and Jodie Barnes, formerly Ramsbottom, 31, are accused of targeting retired bus conductor Barry Reeve, believing he had hidden money. |
| They beat Mr Reeve, 67, and cut him with a knife at his home in Norwich in an attempt to make him disclose his Pin number, Norwich Crown Court heard. | They beat Mr Reeve, 67, and cut him with a knife at his home in Norwich in an attempt to make him disclose his Pin number, Norwich Crown Court heard. |
| The two drug addicts are in a civil partnership and live together in Bixley Close, Norwich. They deny murder. | The two drug addicts are in a civil partnership and live together in Bixley Close, Norwich. They deny murder. |
| Prosecutor Karim Khalil QC told the jury the pair returned to the house in Corton Road after the attack on 9 February last year and stripped it of anything of value, including food from the freezer. | Prosecutor Karim Khalil QC told the jury the pair returned to the house in Corton Road after the attack on 9 February last year and stripped it of anything of value, including food from the freezer. |
| A post-mortem examination showed Mr Reeve was alive for at least 15 hours and up to 48 hours after the attack, meaning he was still alive when they returned. | A post-mortem examination showed Mr Reeve was alive for at least 15 hours and up to 48 hours after the attack, meaning he was still alive when they returned. |
| His body was discovered two weeks later when his daughter called at the house. | His body was discovered two weeks later when his daughter called at the house. |
| Mr Khalil said: "His injuries reveal that whilst he was still alive he was beaten savagely and that he was scored with a sharp blade to his face and torso in a manner akin to torture - he must have suffered dreadfully. | Mr Khalil said: "His injuries reveal that whilst he was still alive he was beaten savagely and that he was scored with a sharp blade to his face and torso in a manner akin to torture - he must have suffered dreadfully. |
| "Both of these defendants went to his home uninvited. He was alive when they arrived and was left dying when they departed." | "Both of these defendants went to his home uninvited. He was alive when they arrived and was left dying when they departed." |
| By chance, Mr Reeve's daughter met the two accused women on the day of her father's death. | |
| They asked her for directions after meeting her in the street and she felt intimidated, she told the court. | They asked her for directions after meeting her in the street and she felt intimidated, she told the court. |
| '£2,000 in cash' | '£2,000 in cash' |
| Julie Reeve did not realise the significance of the meeting until after her father was found. | Julie Reeve did not realise the significance of the meeting until after her father was found. |
| Ms Reeves said she called the emergency services after finding the back door to her father's home unlocked, blood on an inner door and no answer when she called his name. | Ms Reeves said she called the emergency services after finding the back door to her father's home unlocked, blood on an inner door and no answer when she called his name. |
| The court heard the volume on Mr Reeve's television had been turned up high in an apparent attempt to prevent neighbours overhearing his screams. | The court heard the volume on Mr Reeve's television had been turned up high in an apparent attempt to prevent neighbours overhearing his screams. |
| Mr Reeve lived off a pension and benefits but had been heard talking about having large sums of money, once claiming that he carried around £2,000 in cash. | Mr Reeve lived off a pension and benefits but had been heard talking about having large sums of money, once claiming that he carried around £2,000 in cash. |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |