For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter here A man was kicked to death in a churchyard after a plot to rob him of his Rolex watch 'backfired', a court has heard.
Lewis Peake, 30, is alleged to have recruited four others to assault Steven McMyler in an attempt to take his 'very valuable' watch.
Mr McMyler, 34, was found with serious injuries in the grounds of Wigan Parish Church on August 6 last year, where he was later pronounced dead despite the best efforts of medics.
Mr Peake and three others are currently on trial accused of Mr McMyler's murder. Today, jurors at Manchester Crown Court heard from Cassandra Hill, whose home Mr Peake visited after the alleged killing.
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