Leanna Mould had a furious falling out with her partner Michael Stead

A woman whose boyfriend died in a horror attack outside his home had plotted against him, jurors at a murder trial heard.

Mother Leanne Mould, 34, had a furious fall out with her long-term partner Michael Stead, also 34.

She claimed he'd been unfaithful and taken £30 belonging to her, Newcastle Crown Court heard.

Mould warned she would get Mr Stead 'done in' and there had been a series of angry text exchanges between the pair.

Jurors heard how Leanna conspired to commit grevious bodily harm on Mr Stead with her brother Daniel Mould, 26,

Prosecutor David Brooke QC told the court she had accused Mr Stead of 'unfaithfulness' and said that he had 'stolen from her'.

Jurors have heard Mould conspired with her brother Daniel Mould, 26, and Trevor Creighton, 33, all from Sunderland, to commit grievous bodily harm on Mr Stead.

This led to an angry confrontation outside his home at around 9pm on March 21.

Mr Brooke told the court around an hour-and-a-half later, the four went to the house and there was a second stand-off.

Daniel Mould and Michael Young, 26, also of Sunderland, were then alleged to have launched a murderous attack with a hammer and a steel sharpener.

Mould, along with three men, is alleged to have angrily confronted Stead (pictured) outside his home in Sunderland

Mr Stead never regained consciousness after the violence and died nine months later as a result of head injuries.

Mr Brooke told jurors: 'Leanne Mould, with her brother Daniel Mould and Trevor Creighton are charged with conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm upon Michael Stead in relation to what led up to his death that night.'

The court heard all four are claimed to have been at the scene at some point during the second, fatal, confrontation but only two defendants are accused of the murder.

Mr Brooke added: 'There was a confrontation at about 10.30pm with Michael Stead outside his home.

Leanne Mould denies conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent

'That involved Daniel Mould, Trevor Creighton and, at that time, Michael Young as well, at a time when Leanne Mould was also present.

'The prosecution say the three male defendants left after an initial incident, where there was some form of confrontation.

'Then, Daniel Mould and Michael Young, the first two defendants, came back to the scene and it was then they inflicted injuries on Michael Stead, in an attack that ultimately led to his death.'

The court heard a witness who saw the aftermath of the attack saw Mr Stead 'lying motionless in the road' with his head 'covered in blood'.

Another witness told police she saw Young walking away from the scene, saying 'we've killed him, we've killed him'.

Mr Stead was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle after the attack with extensive head fractures and bleeding around and within the brain.

The trial continues at Newcastle Crown Court (pictured)

He had surgery to relieve pressure in the brain but remained in a persistent vegetative state until he died in hospital.

Daniel Mould and Michael Young deny murder.

Daniel Mould, Leanne Mould and Trevor Creighton all deny conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent.

The trial continues.