Man accused of helping Elle Edwards' killer Connor Chapman says he was 'fuming' after he 'scratched his Mercedes'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA dad accused of assisting an offender after the fatal shooting of Elle Edwards on Merseyside has told a jury he was "fuming" after her killer Connor Chapman scratched his Mercedes.
The 26-year-old beautician died after being shot outside the Lighthouse pub in Wallasey, Wirral, on Christmas Eve 2022. In July last year Chapman was convicted of her murder and was later told he must serve a minimum term of 48 years after being jailed for life.
At Liverpool Crown Court, two men and two men are currently on trial accused of assisting an offender in connection with the fatal shooting. READ MORE: The search for missing woman last seen walking towards a vast, remote forest David Chambers, Danielle Dowdall, Roxanne Matthews and Paul Owen all deny the respective charges against them.
Mr Owen, 55, began giving evidence to a jury of eight men and four women on Friday, the Liverpool Echo reports. According to the prosecution, he lent his Mercedes GLC to Chapman in order to enable the killer to travel in convoy to a rural site on the outskirts of Frodsham on New Year's Eve, where the stolen Mercedes A-Class which was used in the murder was burnt out.
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