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| Barry Reeve murder trial: Woman 'confessed to killing' | Barry Reeve murder trial: Woman 'confessed to killing' |
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| A woman accused of torturing and murdering a 67-year-old man has told a court that her partner confessed to the killing in prison. | A woman accused of torturing and murdering a 67-year-old man has told a court that her partner confessed to the killing in prison. |
| Kelly Barnes, 32, and Jodie Barnes, 31, formerly of Bixley Close, Norwich, are accused of targeting retired bus conductor Barry Reeve. | Kelly Barnes, 32, and Jodie Barnes, 31, formerly of Bixley Close, Norwich, are accused of targeting retired bus conductor Barry Reeve. |
| Kelly Barnes told Norwich Crown Court they had both visited Mr Reeve's house in Norwich on 9 February last year but that she did not witness any attack. | |
| Both women deny murder. | Both women deny murder. |
| The court has been told that the drug addict couple, who were in a civil partnership, had believed that Mr Reeve had large sums of cash. | |
| Giving evidence, mother-of-four Kelly Barnes said she and mother-of-one Jodie Barnes had visited his house in Corton Road on 9 February last year. | Giving evidence, mother-of-four Kelly Barnes said she and mother-of-one Jodie Barnes had visited his house in Corton Road on 9 February last year. |
| 'I was devastated' | 'I was devastated' |
| She admitted going back to the property later that day to take valuables but said she had no idea that by that time Mr Reeve was lying dying inside. | She admitted going back to the property later that day to take valuables but said she had no idea that by that time Mr Reeve was lying dying inside. |
| It was only when the pair were arrested weeks later that she realised he was dead, she added. | It was only when the pair were arrested weeks later that she realised he was dead, she added. |
| She told the court: "In prison I asked Jodie if she did it and she said she did. | She told the court: "In prison I asked Jodie if she did it and she said she did. |
| "I was devastated, I didn't want to believe her. I was in shock. I did not know how to act at the time." | "I was devastated, I didn't want to believe her. I was in shock. I did not know how to act at the time." |
| Earlier the court heard Mr Reeve had been punched, stamped on and cut with a knife in an alleged attempt to force him to disclose his PIN. | Earlier the court heard Mr Reeve had been punched, stamped on and cut with a knife in an alleged attempt to force him to disclose his PIN. |
| It is alleged the pair returned to the scene after the attack and stripped it of valuables and food from the freezer while Mr Reeve was still alive. | It is alleged the pair returned to the scene after the attack and stripped it of valuables and food from the freezer while Mr Reeve was still alive. |
| Mr Reeve's body was found in his blood-spattered home two weeks later when his daughter called to visit. | Mr Reeve's body was found in his blood-spattered home two weeks later when his daughter called to visit. |
| Pathologist Nat Cary told jurors he believed Mr Reeve had lived for at least 24 hours after the attack. | Pathologist Nat Cary told jurors he believed Mr Reeve had lived for at least 24 hours after the attack. |
| 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. |
| Kelly Barnes described how Jodie had been the "wife" of the couple, doing all the cooking and taking the children to school. | Kelly Barnes described how Jodie had been the "wife" of the couple, doing all the cooking and taking the children to school. |
| But she denied she was the dominant partner, saying it was only when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder that Jodie took on the bulk of the work. | But she denied she was the dominant partner, saying it was only when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder that Jodie took on the bulk of the work. |
| She claimed her partner's confession occurred when they were both being held at Peterborough Prison awaiting trial but could not say when it happened. | She claimed her partner's confession occurred when they were both being held at Peterborough Prison awaiting trial but could not say when it happened. |
| She denied "making up" the account. | |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |