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| I had never heard of Joss Stone, murder plot accused tells court | I had never heard of Joss Stone, murder plot accused tells court |
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| One of the two men accused of plotting to kill the singer Joss Stone has said he had not heard of her before his arrest and thought he was "just going on a day out" on the morning the pair were stopped a few miles from her home. | One of the two men accused of plotting to kill the singer Joss Stone has said he had not heard of her before his arrest and thought he was "just going on a day out" on the morning the pair were stopped a few miles from her home. |
| Junior Bradshaw, 32, and co-accused Kevin Liverpool, 35, were stopped at about 9am on 13 June near Cullompton in Devon, having driven down from Manchester in a Fiat Punto. | Junior Bradshaw, 32, and co-accused Kevin Liverpool, 35, were stopped at about 9am on 13 June near Cullompton in Devon, having driven down from Manchester in a Fiat Punto. |
| Exeter crown court heard last week that weapons including a samurai sword and a knife were found in the car, along with maps relating to the area. The two men, both of Manchester, deny charges of conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to rob. | Exeter crown court heard last week that weapons including a samurai sword and a knife were found in the car, along with maps relating to the area. The two men, both of Manchester, deny charges of conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to rob. |
| Giving evidence on Monday, Bradshaw told his defence counsel, Martin Meeke QC, that he had not known where he was going when the pair set off seven hours before their arrest in Devon. He said he had never heard of the 25-year-old pop star before. | Giving evidence on Monday, Bradshaw told his defence counsel, Martin Meeke QC, that he had not known where he was going when the pair set off seven hours before their arrest in Devon. He said he had never heard of the 25-year-old pop star before. |
| Meeke said: "The day you were arrested, you and Liverpool set off from his flat in Manchester, didn't you?" | Meeke said: "The day you were arrested, you and Liverpool set off from his flat in Manchester, didn't you?" |
| Bradshaw replied: "I think so." | Bradshaw replied: "I think so." |
| Asked who had the idea to go, Bradshaw said he could not remember. Meeke asked Bradshaw where the pair were going, to which the defendant replied: "We were just going on a day out." | Asked who had the idea to go, Bradshaw said he could not remember. Meeke asked Bradshaw where the pair were going, to which the defendant replied: "We were just going on a day out." |
| He said he did not remember what time they left, or where they were going. Meeke asked: "Do you remember what you were going to do when you arrived where you were going?" | He said he did not remember what time they left, or where they were going. Meeke asked: "Do you remember what you were going to do when you arrived where you were going?" |
| Bradshaw, dressed in a dark hooded top, said: "No." | Bradshaw, dressed in a dark hooded top, said: "No." |
| The defendant told the court he used to listen to R&B and hip-hop with his co-accused. Asked by Meeke whether he had ever heard Liverpool mention the name Joss Stone, Bradshaw said: "No." | The defendant told the court he used to listen to R&B and hip-hop with his co-accused. Asked by Meeke whether he had ever heard Liverpool mention the name Joss Stone, Bradshaw said: "No." |
| The trial continues | The trial continues |
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