This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-33080087

The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 1 Version 2
Sion Davies: Wrexham pair deny shooting and stabbing victim Crossbow murder accused 'tried his best' to save Sion Davies
(about 1 hour later)
A man died after being shot with a crossbow, stabbed and falling from a third floor balcony, a court has heard. A defendant in a murder trial "tried his best" to save a man who died after being shot with a crossbow and fell from a balcony, a court has heard.
Anthony Munkley, known as Charlie, 53, and Lee Michael Roberts, 33, deny the murder of Sion Davies, 25, in the Caia Park area of Wrexham in October 2014. Lee Michael Roberts, 33, told police he tried to pull Sion Davies, 25, back but he slipped from his hands.
Mr Munkley's wife Gwenythe, 55, also appeared in Mold Crown Court and denied attempting to pervert the course of justice. Mold Crown Court heard Mr Davies was "stabbed and slashed repeatedly" in a dispute over drugs at the Caia Park estate, Wrexham, in October 2014.
All three defendants also face charges related to the supply of drugs. Mr Roberts and Anthony Munkley, known as Charlie, 53, both deny murder.
The court heard that Mr Davies was shot at several times and "stabbed and slashed repeatedly" in a dispute over drugs. Mr Munkley's wife Gwenythe, 55, also appeared in court and denied attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Prosecuting barrister Mr Andrew Thomas QC told the jury he was then chased onto a balcony and fell three floors but did not die immediately. All three defendants face additional charges related to the supply of drugs.
Prosecuting barrister Mr Andrew Thomas QC told the jury Mr Davies fell three floors but did not die immediately.
He said after the fall Mr Davies managed to drag himself across the yard to a wall but was found dead three hours later.He said after the fall Mr Davies managed to drag himself across the yard to a wall but was found dead three hours later.
He died as a result of his stab wounds and a head injury which he suffered in the fall. He died as a result of stab wounds and a head injury which he suffered in the fall.
Police discovered the deceased's blood and mobile phone, crossbow bolts containing Mr Munkley's DNA, and more than £10,000 worth of amphetamine drugs at Mr Munkley's flat.Police discovered the deceased's blood and mobile phone, crossbow bolts containing Mr Munkley's DNA, and more than £10,000 worth of amphetamine drugs at Mr Munkley's flat.
It was alleged that Mr Munkley had owed a significant sum of money to either Mr Davies or someone he was working for. 'Begging for his life'
'Geordie male' In a police interview, Mr Roberts said Mr Davies had come to pick up about £7,000 from Mr Munkley.
Mr Thomas told the court that Mr Munkley and Mr Roberts's accounts of what happened were inconsistent. He said a row broke out and he separated the two men.
He said that Mr Munkley had claimed the deceased arrived at his flat with an unknown man with a Geordie accent. He told police that Mr Munkley went to his bedroom to get money but returned carrying his crossbow and shot Mr Davies twice.
The court was told that Mr Munkley claimed to have left the flat when the two men began fighting each other. He said Mr Davies had been "begging for his life".
The prosecutor also said that Mr Munkley had claimed that his co-defendant Mr Roberts was not present. He described how Mr Davies ran to the balcony in an attempt to escape and climbed over the railings.
Mr Thomas said by contrast Mr Roberts admitted he was at the flat with Mr Munkley at the time of the attack but that Mr Munkley acted alone. In the police interview Mr Roberts said: "I swear on my little girl's life I tried my best to pull him back. I tried my best and I just couldn't do it. I couldn't do it".
"On his account, there was no Geordie male," said Mr Thomas. He said despite the fall he assumed Mr Davies would have been able to make his way off.
In a police interview Mrs Munkley admitted that she drove her husband to Rochdale after the incident. The jury heard that Mr Munkley claimed he was not present when Mr Davies was attacked.
"She says that all she knew was what her husband told her, namely that two men had started fighting in their flat. As far as she was aware, her husband had nothing to do with it," Mr Thomas explained. Mr Munkley said had left when Mr Davies began fighting with an unknown man with a Geordie accent, said the prosecution.
The case is continuing.The case is continuing.