Andrew Hall, 59, denies the murder and manslaughter of 75 year-old Geoffrey Ives in Heywood
A man had 'pent-up anger and frustration' when he stabbed his mum's former partner to death in his flat, it is alleged. Andrew Hall, 59, today went on trial accused of the murder of Geoffrey Ives in Heywood .
He is then said to have got a taxi to an off-licence where footage allegedly shows him laughing and joking with the shopkeeper and other customers. "It had existed over a period of time and indeed got to the point that when Mr Hall needed somewhere to stay, Geoffrey Ives allowed him to stay at Geoffrey's flat" prosecutor Rob Hall said.
"The defence during this trial may well assert that Mr Hall has no memory and so cannot explain what happened in that flat between those times, but he will assert he had no ill-will towards the deceased and will not have intended to cause him really serious harm or death." The court was told Mr Hall and Ms Proctor had been in a relationship since 2018 but that within months he 'began drinking and becoming paranoid, including repeatedly asking about her former partners.'
The court was told that on January 27, some 40 minutes or so after it is alleged he killed Mr Ives, he left the off-licence and walked the short distance to Ms Proctor's home on Rochdale Road. The 'vegetable knife' which the prosecution say was used to murder Mr Ives was recovered from a bedroom in the house after he 'dropped it' the court heard. Prosecutor Mr Hall said it can be 'forensically linked' to the killing.
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