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Battered, slashed and bleeding, Barry Reeve lay dying in his home for up to 48 hours after being attacked and tortured, a court heard today.

And the lesbian couple accused of murdering him to steal his cash returned to the house while he was still alive to raid his fridge, jurors were told.

Drug addicts Kelly Barnes, 32, and civil partner Jodie Barnes, 31, allegedly killed the retired bus conductor because they believed he had a secret stash of money after the 67-year-old had been heard bragging about having access to large sums.

The court heard they turned up the volume of his TV to mask his screams while they tortured him with a knife for his bank card PIN.

The grandad’s body was not found until two weeks later. He had suffered severe brain damage.

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Prosecutor Karim Khalil QC told the court: “He was brutally beaten, cut with a sharp blade and left to die in his home, unable to summon help.

"It is a sad fact that he was not found until two weeks later when his daughter, Julie Reeve, called round.

"She found the back door unlocked, opened it and saw blood on the inner door.

“She could not bear to go in any further and called on a neighbour.

"Together they went back, called for him but got no answer and decided to call the emergency services.

"His ­injuries reveal that whilst he was still alive he was beaten savagely and that he was scored with a sharp blade to his face and torso in a manner akin to torture. He must have suffered ­dreadfully.

“Both of these defendants went to his home uninvited. He was alive when they arrived and was left dying when they departed.

“They were so callous they later returned to his home in a taxi and cleared out what items they wanted, including foodstuffs from his freezer.”

Dad-of-one Barry suffered cuts to his head, abdomen, hands and wrists in the attack on February 9.

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The court heard mum-of-four Kelly and Jodie, who had gained access to his home, left the pensioner lying on his hallway floor in a pool of blood after the attack.

Attempts were later made to withdraw money from his bank, jurors were told.

Tearful Julie spoke of the moment she feared something bad had happened to her dad when she turned up at his home on February 26 to find the back door opened.

She told the court: “I was calling ‘Dad’ but there was no response. I saw blood on the door and decided to turn around.

"I found one of his neighbours and we returned but there was still no response.

“Another neighbour said she had left him some milk out two weeks ago and it was still there.

“We called emergency services who took over from there.”

Social worker Julie also revealed she met Kelly and Jodie by chance on the day of her father’s attack.

She said she felt ­“intimidated” when she bumped into them in the street and they asked for directions.

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She did not realise the significance of the meeting until after her dad was found dead.

Barry, known as “Titch” among his friends, lived alone in Norwich after he retired from a local bus company.

The city’s crown court heard he survived on a pension and benefits but had been boasting about his access to large amounts of cash.

A postmortem revealed he lay dying for between 15 and 48 hours.

His death was due to a head injury which caused damage to his brain of the “most severe kind”, according to the ­pathologist who examined his body.

The doctor’s report said: “Bruising, bone fracturing and severe internal brain injuries indicate multiple impacts with fists, shod feet and or weapons.”

Barry also had fractured ribs and cutting injuries of varying depths with breaching the skin and fat below.

He also suffered a fractured temporal bone and severe bruising.

Kelly and Jodie, both of Norwich, deny murder.

The trial, expected to last up to three weeks, continues.