VIDEO footage of a Huddersfield man allegedly shooting another man in the head was shown at the trial of three men accused of attempted murder.

Bradley Okoro, Carl Hughes and James Collier are all accused of attempting to murder a Sheffield man during an early morning disturbance in Huddersfield town centre in 2006.

It is alleged that Okoro, of New Hey Road, fired shots at a Jeep with one of the bullets hitting victim Damian Munroe in the forehead.

Hughes and Collier were said to be his associates at the shooting and also stand trial for attempted murder.

In his opening speech, prosecutor Tom Bayliss QC said: “In the early hours of April 22 2006, an attempt was made to shoot a man in the head.

“The shooting forms an integral part of group violence that was directed towards some men from Sheffield.

“There were two shots fired into a car and the victim, Damian Munroe, suffered injuries as a result.

“Thankfully he suffered no more than relatively minor injuries, but had it entered his head it could have had far more serious and fatal consequences.

“What else does a man intend when he deliberately shoots another man’s head?

“What else does he intend but to kill him?

“The prosecution say that man is Bradley Okoro and he was assisted by James Collier and Carl Hughes.”

Hughes, 31, of Abbey Road, Fartown, Collier, 27, of Stoney Cross Street, Taylor Hill, and Okoro are all charged with four offences.

They are that on April 22 2006, they attempted to murder Damian Munroe. They are further charged with attempted grievous bodily harm with intent, violent disorder and possession of a fire arm.

The men deny the charges. Okoro did not appear before Bradford Crown Court and is not represented legally.

Mr Bayliss QC added: “Although Bradley Okoro is not here, I can tell you that he denies being present at the scene because that’s what he told the police when he was interviewed.

“Hughes and Collier both admit to being present in the Cross Church Street area, but they deny any involvement.

“But what can be seen on the CCTV is, we say, the three men arriving together and coming back together.

“It is important because it was done as a group.”

Mr Bayliss QC said that a fire arms expert said the gun likely to have been used was an imitation revolver converted for use.

Residue from the gun can spread two metres when fired, and it is alleged by the prosecution that Okoro shaved his eyebrows after the shooting in a bid to remove any residue particles.

A white zip-up top seized by police at Collier’s house also contained fire arms residue.

During police interviews, Okoro denied knowing Hughes and Collier and they too denied knowing him.

But the prosecution say that there was telephone contact between Hughes and Collier both before and after the shooting.

The trial continues.

Timeline of events

10.16pm – Three defendants get out of a car and enter Revolution on Cross Church Street.

12.52am – They enter Visage and Ethos nightclub on St Thomas’s Road.

2.28am – James Collier is thrown out by four doormen. Carl Hughes and Bradley Okoro follow.

3.41am – A Jeep with the victim Damian Munroe and Sheffield residents parks up with three other vehicles on Cross Church Street.

3.45am – The three defendants are seen on Cross Church Street in Huddersfield town centre.

3.47am – Carl Hughes is seen getting into a car outside a taxi office on Cross Church Street.

3.53am – The Sheffield group are seen getting into the four vehicles and attempting to drive off.

3.55am – The defendants run along Cross Church Street from the direction of Kirkgate. They run towards the cars containing the Sheffield group and a violent scuffle ensues in which two shots are fired, allegedly by Bradley Okoro.

3.56am – The three defendants flee the scene, Collier in a Ford Escort and Okoro and Hughes on foot in the direction of Huddersfield Parish Church.

4.10am – The victim, Damian Munroe, admits himself to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Accident and Emergency and tells a staff nurse he was shot in the head.

April 25 – James Collier arrested.

April 27 – Carl Hughes arrested.

May 11 – Bradley Okoro arrested.