Coin collector ‘stabbed to death over Beatrix Potter 50p pieces’

Danny Bostock is accused of killing rival Gordon McGhee during bungled burglary

Beatrix Potter 50p
(Image credit: The Royal Mint)

A coin enthusiast stabbed a rival collector to death over his rare Beatrix Potter 50p pieces, a court has heard.

Gordon McGhee, 52, was found dead at his flat in Colchester, Essex, in August. He had 14 knife wounds to his face, neck and upper body.

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