A fraudster who forged her qualifications and practised as a doctor across the UK for more than twenty years has been jailed in Greater Manchester this month.
25.02.2023 - 15:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The horror of Thomas Campbell's last moments is unimaginable. He was tied up, stabbed, battered, then burned with hot water while being tortured for two hours.
No-one deserves to die in such a brutal manner, no matter their past. Reece Steven, one of three attackers who pounced on Campbell at his home in Tameside, will serve at least 37 years for the horrendous killing. At the time of his death, the 38-year-old dad had recently set up home in a smart new build estate in Mossley, on a street where families lived.
He had begun a new relationship, one which would bring him into contact with John Belfield, an alleged drug dealer said to be intent on revenge after his former partner had shacked up with Campbell. His ex-wife of 10 years, Coleen Campbell, then plotted with Belfield, who is wanted on suspicion of murder, as the pair sought retribution against their ex partners. Earlier this week, she was jailed for 13 years for manslaughter.
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Belfield is alleged to have been the second attacker. The third is unknown to police.
As he was settling into his new surroundings, Mr Campbell, a convicted drug dealer, was still of interest to the police. "At the time of his death, there were outstanding criminal investigations into Thomas Campbell, including for suspicion of assault and drugs offences," the jury at his murder trial were told.
His criminal past dated back more than two decades Then just 19, in 2002 Campbell was sentenced to nine years in prison after playing his part in a terrifying robbery conspiracy, which involved the use of weapons including a samurai sword.
It was after he was released from his sentence in 2008 that he met Coleen Campbell.
A fraudster who forged her qualifications and practised as a doctor across the UK for more than twenty years has been jailed in Greater Manchester this month.
Earlier this week, three people were jailed after a drug dealer was found tortured to death in his own home. Thomas Campbell, 38, was beaten up, stabbed and burned with boiling water after three men ambushed him at his front door.
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