THE jury in a York murder trial has retired to consider its verdicts.

Brian Cox, 29, no fixed address, denies murdering Mark Webb, 40, of Cornlands Road; the dead man’s wife Susan, 30, of Middleton Road, Acomb, denies three charges of perverting justice, and Dawn Heather Coates, 40, of Chapel Terrace, Acomb, denies one charge of perverting justice.

The jury will resume its deliberations at Leeds Crown Court on Monday.