Guilty: Huddersfield pair who plotted to rob and murder singer Joss Stone

TWO Huddersfield men were convicted today of hatching a plot to rob and kill pop star Joss Stone.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Apr 2013, 16:29 BST
Court drawing of Kevin Liverpool (left) and Junior Bradshaw in the dock at Exeter Crown CourtCourt drawing of Kevin Liverpool (left) and Junior Bradshaw in the dock at Exeter Crown Court
Court drawing of Kevin Liverpool (left) and Junior Bradshaw in the dock at Exeter Crown Court

Junior Bradshaw, 32, and Kevin Liverpool, 35, who harboured deep hatred for the soul singer, drove from Manchester in a Fiat Punto to near Miss Stone’s home in Devon in June 2011.

They had denied charges of conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to cause GBH and conspiracy to rob. But a jury at Exeter Crown Court found them guilty after a three-week trial.

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The court heard the pair were arrested after being seen driving in the area around the village of Langford in a Fiat Punto, a few miles from the Fell In Love With A Boy singer’s home.

Bradshaw and Liverpool, originally from Huddersfield but now living in St Stephens Close, Manchester, were subsequently arrested in Cullompton.

Prosecutor Simon Morgan QC said: “They got a car, they collected their weapons of choice, and they made their way from Manchester to a short distance from Joss Stone’s house.”

Miss Stone was initially referred to in court by her real name, Jocelyn Eve Stoker. However, Mr Morgan later used the singer’s stage name, describing her as “an extremely wealthy young woman”.

The court heard Miss Stone was at home at the time of the incident.

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