THE jury in the trial of the man accused of shooting dead a Bradford father inside a shipping container is set to retire to consider its verdicts today.

Tyron Charles, 29, was killed on land at a smallholding off Foster Park View, Denholme, on September 6 last year.

James Sutcliffe, also 29, is on trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of the murder of Mr Charles, but he claims that it was another man, Adrian Williams, who pulled the trigger and accidentally shot his friend.

Mr Charles’s body was hidden in a bog off Nab Water Lane near Oxenhope, with police only discovering its location after secretly recording conversations in prison in which James Sutcliffe spoke of the crime to his parents, Kevin and Janet Sutcliffe, aged 60 and 62.

The court has heard that James Sutcliffe has admitted hiding the body, but has stated he did so as he was acting “in fear” of Mr Williams.

In the lead-up to the shooting, he was being pursued by Mr Williams and Mr Charles for an £800 debt.

During bugged visits to HMP Hull, James Sutcliffe is said to have spoken to his parents about the location of the body.

Asked about conversations said to be linked to moving or disposing the corpse, James Sutcliffe’s parents have said the discussions were “fantasy” in a bid to keep their son’s “morale up.”

James Sutcliffe denies a charge of murder. All three defendants, of Hill Crest Road, Denholme, deny a conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.

The trial continues.