THE last defendant has finished giving evidence in the trial of five men who are accused of killing an Exeter drug dealer during an armed raid on his home.

Steven Webster of Okehampton denied knowing anything about the plan to rob 43-year-old Steven Crook, who died from knife wounds after the alleged robbery in November last year.

All five defendants have now given conflicting accounts of the events on the night when Mr Crook was found with fatal injuries at his home in Alphington Road, Exeter.

Webster was the last of the five and the only one of the men to come from Devon. He lived with his parents in Okehampton after he came out of jail in March 2013.

He said he was in fear of former inmate Ryan Singleton, who he met in Channings Wood Prison in Newton Abbot, but believed the other four men had come to Devon to buy drugs rather than carry out a robbery.

The prosecution says Webster provided the local knowledge to enable four men from Coventry, including Singleton, to target and attack Mr Crook.

All five were caught on CCTV in the nearby Sainsbury store shortly before the attack, where one bought four knives. The jury heard Webster drove them to the scene and remained in the car while the others went to the flat.

The Crown says the attack was planned in texts exchanged between Webster and Singleton two days earlier, which showed they hoped to find £20,000 in cash or drugs.

The group allegedly stole around £1,000 cash, jewellery and a laptop and spent the rest of the night drinking or taking drugs.

Steven Webster, aged 40, of East Street, Okehampton; Ryan Singleton, aged 26, of Howcotte Green, Canley, Coventry; Darren Twigger, aged 40, of John Rous Avenue, Canley; Bradley Richardson, aged 18, of Prior Deram Walk, Canley; and Anthony Martin, aged 22, of Gerard Avenue, Canley, all deny murder and robbery.

They all say they went to Mr Crook's flat to buy drugs rather than carry out a robbery. They all say at least one of the others was responsible for the fatal stabbing.

Webster was the last to give evidence and under cross examination he denied laughing about the attack when Singleton was caught on CCTV apparently re-enacting the event.

Michael Fitton QC, prosecuting, suggested he did not care what had happened to Mr Crook or whether he had suffered serious injuries.

Webster replied: 'That is totally untrue.'

Mr Fitton asked: 'You were in on the robbery from the beginning. You knew perfectly well Mr Crook had been seriously hurt. What Singleton told you about it was no surprise.'

Webster replied: 'You have to tread carefully around Ryan Singleton. He might be laughing at one moment but he can switch.'

Judge Francis Gilbert, QC, will sum up the trial next week, after closing speeches from the prosecution and defence barristers.