Jury sent out in trial of three accused of manslaughter over death of homeless man |
Matthew Griggs, 38, was found unresponsive in a tent in woodland at Church Lane, Sprowston, four days after he had twice been attacked by a group of men in the city centre.
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Jonathan Bristow, 46, Daniel Carroll, 29, and John McDonnell, 44, are all accused of causing his death after getting angry with him because they thought he had drawn attention to their shoplifting activities.
Jurors at Norwich Crown Court retired to consider their verdicts on Friday afternoon after hearing closing submissions from the prosecution and defence.
Matthew Griggs had earlier been the victim of an attack on Ketts Hill, Norwich (Image: Newsquest)
Prosecutors say Mr Griggs was attacked by the group twice - at Ketts Hill and then on Prince of Wales Road - on September 19, 2023.
Witnesses have described him being beaten up and held in a headlock behind the Compleat Angler pub.
The trial has heard he died from internal injuries and collapse of his left lung caused by a build-up of bleeding into his chest.
Medical experts said it was "entirely consistent" with the earlier injuries he had suffered.