That he was present we suggest is beyond doubt.

He no doubt on occasions had to fulfil his role as a leader and if one of his friends had been humiliated and beaten, he had to step in to support and avenge,

Weapons were not carried and were hardly necessary when you had such an advantage in numbers. The violence took the form of beatings, kicks and stamping.

He survived that only to die in this.

Every householder's nightmare became a reality for the Monckton family. What followed was an appalling episode of violence.

This case is about humiliation, revenge and execution,