For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter here One of the men allegedly involved in the death of Wigan man Steven McMyler has been described as a 'victim' by his defence barrister.
Bolton man Lewis Peake, 30, is one of four defendants currently on trial for manslaughter and conspiracy to rob, following the death of the 34-year-old joiner, on August 6 last year.
Peake's lawyer Michael Brady QC told the jury at Manchester Crown Court that the prosecution's case was 'built on a theory', with 'plenty of hypotheses' and 'hyperbole'.
The prosecution case, as summed up by Mark Ford QC, is that Peake hatched a plan to steal Mr McMyler's £11,250 gold Rolex Submariner watch, after meeting him in Wigan town
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