THE jury has retired in the trial of three men accused of the murder of a businessman who suffered a fatal shotgun injury during an alleged botched burglary.
Guy Hedger, 61, died after masked intruders allegedly broke into his home in Castlewood, St Ives at around 3am on April 30 2017.
Jason Baccus, 42, and Scott Keeping, 44, both of Verney Close, Bournemouth, along with Kevin Downton, 40, of Winterborne Stickland, near Blandford, all deny murder.
Prosecutor Nigel Lickley QC told the jury at Winchester Crown Court two men stormed into the bedroom where Mr Hedger was with his husband Simon Hedger-Cooper, and ordered both men to face the wall.
The court heard Downton is accused of shooting Mr Hedger after Mr Hedger-Cooper set off a panic alarm.
The three male defendants have also pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated burglary and possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
Baccus and Downton admit one charge of burglary of industrial premises but deny another offence of burglary.
Keeping's wife, Helen Keeping, 40, denies assisting an offender.
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