Ashely, 28, was shot and killed by James Witham, who admits manslaughter but denies murder.
Police arriving at Ashley Dale's house in the minutes after she was shot found the property riddled with bullets. Body-worn camera footage shows officers entering the 28-year-old's home just moments after James Witham gunned her down.
He admits manslaughter but denies murder and is one of six men currently on trial at Liverpool Crown Court in connection with her death, alongside Niall Barry, 26, Sean Zeisz, 28, Ian Fitzgibbon, 28, Joseph Peers, 29, and Kallum Radford, 25. Describing what he found in the back garden, PC Bratt said: "To the left side of the bin, that’s where Ashley Dale’s head was positioned. The head was positioned towards the garden wall. There appeared to be a small puncture wound to her stomach. She appeared to be unconscious.
He said: “I initially thought that she’d been stabbed. As I was conducting CPR I heard an update that there were bullet casings in the address.”
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