TWO brothers who allegedly murdered an Eastleigh newsagent fled to a house after the attack, next door to where the dead man's brother lived.

Samuel and Jonathan McKinley, after leaving Choudhry Zishan for dead in a street at 4.30am, went to a friend Andrea Palmer's home in George Wright Close, Eastleigh, the trial at Winchester Crown Court heard today.

Andrew Langdon QC, prosecuting, said Ms Palmer is a neighbour of Mr Zishan's brother, Ali Fayazz.

While the brothers were there Mr Fayazz had been alerted to the tragedy after police told Mr Zishan's wife Sabina.

"When Mr Fayazz saw the McKinleys leaving the home he didn't know they were the men responsible for killing his brother," said Mr Langdon.

He said Ms Palmer was unhappy the brothers were there and told them to leave. They had put two pairs of jeans and a pair of trainers in her washing machine but she stopped the cycle and put the clothes in a plastic bag.

After leaving, the brothers split up, with Sam going to his girlfriend Emma Humby's flat in Monks Way where he was arrested at 6.35am.

Jon went to the Texaco garage to buy four cans of Fosters lager. He went to his mother, Elizabeth Field's home in Devon Drive, Chandler's Ford. Mrs Field asked Him to leave and he went on to Ms Humby's flat where he was arrested at 9.40am.

Sam McKinley, 23, of no fixed abode, and Jon McKinley, 23, of Devon Drive, Chandler's Ford, both deny murder.

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