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A man stabbed his disabled great-uncle to death in an attack after they fell out during a bitter family feud, a court heard.

Adam Mason, 33, is accused of knifing 80-year-old Desmond Wooding at least 11 times before fleeing the pensioner's bungalow.

Mr Wooding was found in a pool of blood on the floor of his home in Vines Lane in Droitwich, Worcs., by his neighbour the day after the attack last June.

He was rushed to hospital after suffering at least 11 slash and stab wounds to the neck and chest but died a short time later.

Mason denies murder while his uncle Mark Mason, 55, both of Tibberton, Worcs., denies assisting an offender.

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Adrian Keeling, prosecuting, told Worcester Crown Court: "The issue in this case is not whether Desmond Wooding was murdered, but by whom."

He said there was a lot of circumstantial evidence that, all put together, would "fit together like a jigsaw" to prove Mason murdered Mr Wooding.

Mr Keeling said: "The circumstances were that the neighbour, concerned about Mr Wooding, went to check on him on June 24.

"Mr Keeling said the neighbour found the door to his bungalow unlocked and once inside he called out to him, but there was no answer.

"It quickly became apparent why as when he moved into the lounge he discovered the victim on the floor, with 11 or more significant stab or slash wounds to the neck and chest area, which he said would have been inflicted by the use of a sharp instrument."

The court heard Mr Wooding had been married to Mason's great aunt Maureen, who had left him before her death in 2013.

Mr Keeling told the jury: "The Mason family did not care for him (Desmond Wooding) because of their troubled marriage.

"Members of the family didn't want to see him again."

The court heard Mason had been drinking at the Gardeners Arms pub in Droitwich, Worcs., on June 23 before he stormed round to Mr Wooding's home.

Mr Keeling said he attacked Mr Wooding in a 20-minute period before being driven away from the scene by his uncle.

The trial, which is due to last three weeks, continues.