"Body in a suitcase" murder trial - live updates DAY THREE (From Bournemouth Echo)

4:49pm

That's all for today. Court resumes on Monday 

4:43pm

Kelly said she knew Stuart could afford vet's bills. The family has had lots of dogs and they get buried at her nan's farm off Huntick Road so nothing too unusual in his request

4:43pm

Kelly said she knew Stuart could afford vet's bills. The family has had lots of dogs and they get buried at her nan's farm off Huntick Road so nothing too unusual in his request

4:39pm

Stuart said to Kelly in conversation: "please, I really need you to help me" before she agreed to get him and Benjamin and the suitcase. 

4:36pm

Kelly said about Stuart: "on Thursday when I took him, he seemed a bit like... He's actually quite an animal lover, he did an animal care course at college. But yesterday he was his normal self" 

4:34pm

Stuart said the dead dog was called jess, and it had been given to him after a friend's grandparent died. Kelly knew about a dog he had called Jet but apparently he only had Jess for a few days before she was hit by a car

4:27pm

She dropped them off in Huntick Road. She couldn't take them back but she knew her nan would give them a lift. In the end her dad picked them up

4:18pm

Kelly said Stuart opened the boot before he went to get the suitcase. He lifted it in himself 

4:15pm

He brought a navy or black suitcase to the car and lifted it into the car. It seemed quite heavy because it moved the car when it went in

4:14pm

A few days previously Stuart had asked her to drive over and help him get his dog's body to their grandmothers in Lytchett to bury it. He said the dog had been hit by a car and he couldn't spend another night with the body, Kelly said

4:07pm

Kelly Wareham's video evidence now. On June 11 Stuart and Lee's sister Kelly went to police to say she couldn't get hold of Stuart and the family were worried. 

4:06pm

Def asks about Stuart's sister, who was there at the time of the conversation about Mr Reed. She apparently spent the time texting and on Facebook. Def is disbelieving about this

3:54pm

Def asks about Stuart's sister, who was there at the time of the conversation about Mr Reed. She apparently spent the time texting and on Facebook. Def is disbelieving about this

3:52pm

Some confusion here about where Lee was and what contribution he had to discussion about killing Mr Reed

3:37pm

Lee's defence now questioning Adam. He suggests that Lee did not take part in any conversation about killing Mr Reed

3:30pm

Def says: "you're someone who is perfectly capable of easily making up a story"

3:27pm

Defence claiming that Adam and Stuart told police Mr Reed had been "touching him [Adam] up" as a wind-up.

Adam said this is untrue 

3:07pm

Def says it was all a joke, and the conversation about killing Geoffrey did not happen at his flat when he was in hospital. It happened on the way to the library when Adam was with Benjamin and Stuart

3:06pm

Def said: "we suggest that you and Stuart and Benjamin were walking to the library and stuart made comment about wanting Geoffrey dead. You I suggest said that you wanted to kill Geoffrey as well" 

2:58pm

Def- "you though 'a-ha, another opportunity to say some untruths to the police' didn't you?"

Adam said no

2:55pm

Defence now questioning Adam. Saying "you're jealous of the success your brother has with girls" - suggesting Adams' dislike of his brother has led to him making statements to the police previously 

2:42pm

Previously he had not taken thr conversation seriously. "It was some kind of sick joke" Adam said

2:41pm

Adam went to police on June 14 because he saw the story on the news. He went in Facebook and realised his brother had been charged with murder

2:30pm

Adam says in the video interview that he felt sick at level of detail planned and his stomach was churning

2:22pm

Benjamin and Stuart wanted to cut Mr Reed up in the bath and bleach it so the blood would drain away, Adam tells police in his video interview. They had a saw and an axe, he said

1:13pm

Breaking for lunch- court resumes at 2.15

12:58pm

He said they were going to hit him with a rabbit ornament and cut him up with an axe. They already had a driver who was going to help

12:56pm

Adam said that Stuart and Benjamin were planning Mr Reed's murder while he was in hospital. They were picking weapons, and said they were going to hit him on the head. Adam becomes overwhelmed and begins writing on a piece of paper rather than talking to the officer 

12:51pm

Benjamin didnt like Mr Reed but Stuart said they could have a laugh together, Adam said 

12:46pm

Adam describes Stuart and Benjamin as "best mates"

12:41pm

Later, Stuart and Benjamin visited Adam separately. Adam said of Stuart "he was shaking. He couldn't believe he was going to do it". Benjamin became aggressive when Adam told him he couldn't be involved

12:37pm

He says "it was already planned. They tried getting me involved with it. At first I thought they were joking because they were laughing"

12:36pm

Video interview of Adam Walter, Benjamin's brother, now being played. He said he went to play darts with his brother and Stuart and they told him they wanted to kill Mr Reed

12:28pm

Daniel and Tiffany went and stayed with a friend in Ashley Cross the night after. That's when Tiffany had a glass of wine and said they should go to police

12:19pm

Daniel checked the cupboard for the suitcase after listening in in the defendants' conversation in the lounge. That's when they realised the suitcase was gone and they became very concerned and frightened, Tiffany said

12:16pm

Tiffany said Daniel could hear the defendants talking about a suitcase and a body. He told her "I think they've killed Geoff" 

12:14pm

Daniel said "we need to protect ourselves". He put the shelf against the door and slept with the dogs next to him

12:12pm

Daniel closed their bedroom door on Friday night. He said he thought they had done something. He had noticed the suitcase was missing

12:11pm

The carpet from outside the bedroom was in the alleyway. The second but if carpet from the kitchen hasn't been seen since, Tiffany said 

12:05pm

The carpet from outside the bedroom was in the alleyway. The second but if carpet from the kitchen hasn't been seen since, Tiffany said 

12:00pm

Danny and Tiffany tidied the flat up. The mattress had been out outside the front door but it's normally kept behind a sofa. 

11:57am

When they woke up the carpet from outside was in the alleyway outside. The kitchen carpet was gone too

11:55am

Stuart had Mr Reed's bank card and gave it to Danny

11:44am

She said the relationship between Stuart and Benjamin was "like a marriage". "They say they're just friends but they're like a married couple" 

11:39am

She said the relationship between Stuart and Benjamin was "like a marriage". "They say they're just friends but they're like a married couple" 

11:30am

Sorry for slow blogging- not much signal in court 

11:30am

When Stuart and Benjamin returned, there was mud all over their shoes. They said they'd spent the day at Stuart's nan's house in Lytchett and she had given them some money, which Benjamin spent on tobacco and some beers

11:23am

When they returned to the flat, no one was inside but the place was a mess. Settee pushed away from wall

11:22am

Tiffany and her partner Daniel Anderson, who gave evidence yesterday, had picked up defendent Benjamin's mobile. A text came through from a number she didnt know which said something like 'I've got the petrol for the clothes'. Tiffany says she didn't think anything of it

11:12am

Mr Reed had recently suffered a stroke and had COPD, a lung condition. He was quite unwell at the time of his death, Tiffany says 

11:05am

She became aware that Mr Reedhad gone away, but at the time didnt realise it was significant at all

11:04am

Living room was a tip when she woke up- she said this was nothing unusual but it annoyed her

11:02am

She is detailing one day on particular- wednesday june 6- heard banging noises from inside the bedroom but went back to sleep

10:58am

Number of people living in one-bed flat which was Mr Reed's responsibility. They all met at the night shelter

10:53am

Tiffany was living in the flat at the time of Mr Reed's death

10:47am

Tiffany Maidment's video interview with police being played. She will then answer questions

9:56am

Good morning. Day three of the trial is set to begin at 10.30am - we will be updating this blog live throughout the day