Jury has retired in Middlesbrough machete murder trial

The 44-year-old suffered fatal injuries when he was slashed and stabbed while trapped in his VW Passat after it was rammed by a 4×4 containing the defendants.

Teesside Crown Court heard how Morgan Caldwell, Daniel Simpson, Dominic Hall and a 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, hunted down Mr Dickons and his friend Stephen Law when a drug deal went wrong.

John Elvidge KC, prosecuting, said the defendants armed themselves with machetes and a BB gun before driving around Middlesbrough searching for Mr Law after they accused him of ripping them off.

Throughout the trial, the jury has watched harrowing CCTV footage which captured the orchestrated and brutal attack on the 44-year-old in the car park of Orme Court, North Ormesby, Middlesbrough.

Simpson, 32, of Coledale Road, Berwick Hills, 24-year-old Hall, of Greencroft Walk, 26-year-old Caldwell, of Cannock Road and the teenager, all of Middlesbrough, deny the murder of Mr Dickons.

They also deny a charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm against Mr Law on November 6 last year.

The trial continues.