Murder accused went to funfair while body was hidden under bed

He said that McNaughton told him they were both going to Mr Coshan’s home in Edinburgh’s South Learmonth Gardens.

When they left, Mr Black said they visited a branch of McDonalds before McNaughton went to a shop to pawn a Tag Heuer watch.

He said McNaughton later used Mr Coshan’s TSB bank card to buy 5,000 Euros, which was later converted back into Sterling and used to buy a Vauxhall Vectra car.

The court heard that two days after Mr Coshan’s death his body was still hidden under a bed in their flat while the pair went on a trip to a funfair in Burntisland, Fife.

Mr Black said he was “traumatised” at the time.

He added: “I says to Paul, did you want a trip over to Burntisland. It was a nice day, just have a break from Edinburgh, it seemed like a nice thing to do.”

They later used the Vauxhall Vectra to transport Mr Coshan’s body to Northumberland and dump his remains.

The court heard that they initially left Mr Coshan’s body hidden by the side of a road, and returned to Edinburgh.

They went back to a layby on the A696 between Otterburn and Belsay the following night with shovels, planning to dig a grave but the ground was too hard.

Mr Coshan’s remains were then left at a wall, while Mr Black is alleged to have attempted to dispose of clothing and other items belonging to the victim.