THE jury has been sent out to deliberate their verdicts on a murder case where a father-of-four was killed outside a Derbyshire social club.
Justice Charles Haddon-Cave QC finished his summing up this afternoon at Leicester Crown Court and sent the jury out.
He has previously told the jury it is "they and they only" who will decide whether three people are guilty of murdering Barry Smith and if a fourth person is guilty of assisting an offender.
Vincent Aitken, 44, of Chapel Street, Kilburn, his daughter Emma Aitken, 19, and her partner Nathan Doherty, 27, both of Portland Street, Derby, all deny the murder of Mr Smith.
Pamela Aitken, 41, denies assisting an offender in relation to Mr Smith's death.
Mr Smith's burnt body was discovered by two dog walkers outside Kilburn Welfare Social Club on the morning of October 6 last year.
The prosecution say the 48-year-old was beaten to death with a fence post, dragged to a pile of rubbish and his body set alight.
Mr Smith, previously described by his family as "a proud gypsy" had lived in Kilburn for six years.
He lived in Mayfield Avenue and his cause of death was multiple injuries.
In court this morning were his former wife, children and members of his family, who have travelled to each day of the seven-week trial from their homes in Doncaster and North Lincolnshire.
Mr Smith was a father to daughter Billy-Jo, 23, Barrie-John, 20, Luke, 19, and Nathan, 16.
He also had three grandchildren – Josephine-Star, two, Selina-Louise, one, and eight-month-old Arlie-John.
