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A father accused of killing his girlfriend has explained to jurors the reason behind his neck tattoo reading "The Hitman".
Rebekah Campbell lost her life after being knifed 18 times in what prosecutors described as a "sustained and violent assault" at her flat in Knowsley Heights, Huyton, on April 15 this year.
The critically wounded 32-year-old informed neighbours who rushed to help her " my fella stabbed me " before eventually collapsing outside the apartment block where she resided, her clothing soaked in blood.
She subsequently asked a police officer "am I gonna die?" whilst being transported to hospital in an ambulance.
Her boyfriend Michael Ormandy is presently standing trial at Liverpool Crown Court charged with her murder, reports the Liverpool Ec