A MAN accused of murder has continued to be questioned about a string of ‘unfortunate coincidences’ in the evidence against him.

Barry John Bagnall is on trial at Mold Crown Court accused of murdering 60-year-old Terry Edwards.

It is alleged that the 42-year-old killed Mr Edwards at his home address in Pont Wen, an estate within Caia Park.

Mr Edwards body was found on June 1 last summer having sustained serious head injuries.

Bagnall, of Trevenna Way, returned to the witness box today – June 22 – to continue being quizzed about his involvement in the death.

Michael Jones, prosecuting, put what he described as ‘unfortunate coincidences’ that appear to link Bagnall to the crime.

Bagnall told the court how all the evidence used in the case against him was nothing more than ‘coincidental’.

He was questioned about various elements of the case – such as the state of the relationship between Bagnall and Mr Edwards, drug habits and outstanding debts.

Bagnall confirmed that he knew Mr Edwards as a ‘trusted friend’ since early 2009 and was a known heroin user on the local drug scene.

He said that he would spend around £200 a week solely on heroin.

Bagnall agreed that he owed Mr Edwards £20 at the time of his death, however he claimed that the debt was expected to be paid in full on the Friday after he was paid from work.

He denied that the debt was higher – despite the jury being shown a scrap of paper dumped in the recycling bin outside Pont Wen reading ‘Barry £70’.

Bagnall claims it was not him and that Mr Edwards knew around three Barry’s – including himself.

He added the notepad in question was used by Mr Edwards to record outstanding debts going both ways – namely that Mr Edwards would note down any amounts of money he owed others.

Next, the court was told about a change in Bagnall’s account as to where he was on the Saturday during the weekend in May 2020 when Mr Edwards is thought to be dead.

Bagnall’s initial police statement claimed he was at home and woke up between 10am and 11am.

Evidence from earlier in the trial from the phone tracking expert placed him in the Pont Wen area earlier on Saturday morning and does not have him near his home address of Trevenna Way.

Earlier statements to the police from Bagnall claimed he stayed at home in bed until around midday on Saturday, May 30. He also claimed that he saved some of the drugs he scored the night previously and stashed them in his shed outside.

Bagnall told the court that during his time in HMP Berwyn – and with less heroin in his system ‘clouding up his mind’ – he has been able to piece together things that happened months later.

He admitted to being in the Pont Wen area at around 9am attempting to ‘score’ drugs near the Queensway Sports Centre – known as the ‘Pidgeon Fields’. This is because he had taken all the drugs he scored on Friday night.

When put to him that the reason he was in the area was linked to the killing of Mr Edwards, he again denied his involvement in his death.

Bagnall claimed that he had ‘mixed up’ his weekends when being quizzed by the police.

The court heard how Bagnall was remanded to HMP Berwyn in November after being charged with murder.

The prosecution said Bagnall made confessions to a fellow prisoner.

Bagnall refused to accept these claims, saying that in the brief time he spoke to the inmate there was just one passing mention of his case.

Bagnall said the prisoner made up the evidence in order to facilitate a move to a different prison.

Proceeding…