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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/i-was-hostage-says-friend-of-moat.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Karl Ness, 26, denies being an accomplice of killer Raoul Moat" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-i-was-hostage-says-friend-of-moat.jpg" alt="Karl Ness, 26, denies being an accomplice of killer Raoul Moat"/></a></p>
<p>A friend of Raoul Moat accused of helping his murderous rampage has told a court of the moment he was taken hostage at gunpoint.</p>
<p>Karl Ness, 26, denies the prosecution claim that he was a &#8220;willing accomplice&#8221; of the shotgun killer, who blasted his ex-partner, executed her new boyfriend then 24 hours later blinded unarmed Pc David Rathband in July.</p>
<p>Ness believed Moat had killed himself, rather than seriously injuring Samantha Stobbart and killing Chris Brown that night, he told a jury at Newcastle Crown Court.</p>
<p>Hours after the double-shooting, Moat turned up at the home of a relative of Ness&#8217;s girlfriend in Newcastle&#8217;s West End. Ness and co-accused Qhuram Awan, 23, were summoned.</p>
<p>Ness, giving evidence in his defence, said Moat was waving a gun around in the kitchen. With him was Tara Collins, Ness&#8217;s girlfriend.</p>
<p>Moat explained in detail how he had blasted Mr Brown three times, then shot Ms Stobbart. He said the killer claimed he had only meant to cause her a &#8220;surface wound&#8221; so she would receive compensation. Moat then ordered Ness and Awan to buy two phones and fill Awan&#8217;s car with petrol, the defendant claimed, while Ms Collins stayed in the house with the ex-doorman.</p>
<p>After the two returned from buying the phones, Ness believed Moat would drive off alone in Awan&#8217;s black Lexus. Instead, Moat ordered Ness and Awan to go with him, he told the court.</p>
<p>Earlier, Ness told of his shock when Moat produced a gun for the first time. He was with his friend in a van heading to Birtley, Gateshead, where Ms Stobbart lived. He stayed in the van while Moat hid outside the property where Ms Stobbart was socialising. Eventually he heard a shot.</p>
<p>&#8220;I thought he had killed himself,&#8221; Ness said. &#8220;I heard a lot of screaming. I broke down, I was shaking, I was crying.&#8221; Ness drove off from the scene, he told the court.</p>
<p>Ness denies murdering Chris Brown. Both men deny conspiracy to murder, attempted murder, a firearms offence and robbing a takeaway.</p>
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