Dead man robbed.A MAN broke into his neighbour's house and stole jewellery from his dead body, a court was told yesterday. Liverpool Crown Court heard that two gold rings were taken from 54-year-old Jimmy Culley as he lay dead in the bathroom of his home in Valley Road, Anfield. It is alleged that Thomas Roxburgh, 28, stole the rings and pawned them and Debbie Cooper, 40, took cheques from Mr Culley before he died. Roxburgh, of Valley Road, has pleaded not guilty to burglary and theft and Cooper, of the same address, has pleaded not guilty to theft. David McLachlan, prosecuting, told the court Mr Culley, a divorcee di·vor·cée n. A divorced woman. [French, feminine past participle of divorcer, to divorce, from Old French, from divorce, divorce; see divorce. , lived alone and used to work at the Ford car factory in Halewood, but retired after suffering from Parkinson's disease Parkinson's disease or Parkinsonism, degenerative brain disorder first described by the English surgeon James Parkinson in 1817. When there is no known cause, the disease usually appears after age 40 and is referred to as Parkinson's disease. . He said in 2004, Mr Culley told his sister Cooper was visiting him and he used to lend her money. Mr Culley, who used to wear a gold and black onyx ring and signet sig·net n. 1. A seal, especially one used officially to mark documents. 2. The impression made with such a seal. tr.v. sig·net·ed, sig·net·ing, sig·nets To mark or endorse with a signet. ring which had belonged to his father, was last seen on May 5 and his body was discovered two days later. Mr McLachlan said the two rings were missing from the dead man's left hand. The case continues. |
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