A jury has retired to consider its verdicts in the trial of a father and son accused of murdering a thief in a vigilante killing in Bury St Edmunds.
David King, 55, and Edward King, 19, allegedly hunted down Neil Charles and stabbed him in the chest around 70 metres from their Bury St Edmunds home on June 20, 2021, after he tried the door handles of cars parked at their home.
Mr Charles, described by the prosecution as having "a long career" as a thief and burglar, suffered a single stab wound to the chest in Winsford Road, on the town's Moreton Hall estate, and died from his injuries two days later.
The father and son have been accused by prosecutors of acting as "a vigilante team" and delivering their "own form of justice" on Mr Charles.
David and Edward King, both of Radnor Close, Bury St Edmunds, have denied murdering Mr Charles and an alternative charge of manslaughter.
Jury deliberations began today and will continue from 10.30am tomorrow.
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