AN alleged murderer had 'visions' of attacking a man following a fatal assault, a court has heard.

As previously reported, James O'Connor is one of a gang accused of fatally attacking Frazer Brabant on October 31, 2019. Mr Brabant died of his injuries in hospital on January 21, 2020.

O'Connor, 25, from Fairfield, Whitchurch, is accused of murder.

Lee Wood, 32, from Griston, Thetford, Norfolk; Forhad Miah, 32, of Chestnuts Close, Oakley; and Scott Neale, 35, from Spindle Close, Oakridge, have all been charged with murder, conspiracy to commit GBH with intent and violent disorder.

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Ricky Lewis, 40, from Candover Court, Basingstoke, has been accused of conspiracy to commit GBH with intent and violent disorder.

O'Connor has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter along with Miah and Wood, while Neale has pleaded guilty to the charge.

On Tuesday, May 22, O'Connor was cross-examined on his evidence during the trial held at Winchester Crown Court.

The court previously heard that O'Connor 'thinks' he caused the fatal injuries.

During his evidence, the court heard that O'Connor worked as a drug runner and had 'tagged' along with a group of guys who went to give Frazer a 'good hide in'. He believed the men were from the London area.

One of these men he also believed to be Neale but did not recall seeing any of the other accused men.

Talking about the incident he said: "The front door slung open and Frazer came running out the front door. He struck me as I went to grab one of the lads to go at him to the side of my head. It caused me to blackout, I can’t remember what happened after that.

"The next thing I remember was I was in the garden standing over the top of Frazer with a machete in my hand."

In cross-examination, Scott Neale's defence barrister Stan Reiz said: "Since that night you have had a vision in a dream of standing over him and swinging a blade.

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"Do you accept you are the one who caused his injuries that lead to his death?

"From what you remember and what you have heard during the evidence, do you accept you are the one who killed Frazer?"

O'Connor answered yes to all questions.

Prosecutor Michael Burrows asked why none of this information was in O'Connor's previous statement.

O'Connor said: "I wanted to go home but I realised if I was to go home there would be innocent people sent to prison for a murder they did not do and I could not live with that."

In a previous statement, O'Connor suggested he did not go into the garden.

Mr Burrows asked if he has been threatened to confess but O'Connor answered no.

The court also heard O'Connor has previously shared accommodation with Miah during his time in prison after their arrest.

Summarising his cross-examination Mr Burrows added: "The truth is you were involved in this attack because of the others and this was one of the jobs you were doing for Lee Wood.

"During this, you were hit but that was by Scott Neale and you did what you did and what you did was in the presence of others wasn’t it?" This was a joint attack, wasn’t it?"

O'Connor answered no.

The trial continues.