London: 'Psycho Stapleton', a Briton standing trial for the murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve in the UK had checked into a hotel near the crime scene and joked to a friend that the police would not be able to find him, a court heard on Thursday.
Kiaran Stapleton, 21, who identified himself as 'Psycho Stapleton' at an earlier court hearing, admitted manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility, but denied murder. Bidve, 23, was murdered on December 26 last year in Salford.
The trial for his murder is at the Manchester Crown Court and is being attended by his parents who have arrived from Pune.
Holden, who was with Stapleton during the shooting, is now a prosecution witness. CCTV footage from the hotel in which Stapleton checked in was shown.
The court was told that Stapleton was arrested at 1:30 am on December 29 at a house in Leigh, Greater Manchester.
Bidve and eight other students at Lancaster University were in Manchester for Christmas and were en route to queue for the Boxing Day sales in the city centre when Stapleton approached them, asked for the time, and then without warning gunned down Bidve.
Kiaran Stapleton, 21, who identified himself as 'Psycho Stapleton' at an earlier court hearing, admitted manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility, but denied murder. Bidve, 23, was murdered on December 26 last year in Salford.
The trial for his murder is at the Manchester Crown Court and is being attended by his parents who have arrived from Pune.
Holden, who was with Stapleton during the shooting, is now a prosecution witness. CCTV footage from the hotel in which Stapleton checked in was shown.
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The court was told that Stapleton was arrested at 1:30 am on December 29 at a house in Leigh, Greater Manchester.
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Bidve and eight other students at Lancaster University were in Manchester for Christmas and were en route to queue for the Boxing Day sales in the city centre when Stapleton approached them, asked for the time, and then without warning gunned down Bidve.
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