THE jury in the trial of two men accused of murdering a nightclub promoter in a gangland style execution has retired to consider its verdicts.

Bobby Winser, aged 22, from Bermondsey, and Michael Campbell, aged 25, from Camberwell, are accused of killing 27-year-old Daniel Herbert, of Holywell Close, Orpington, on August 17 in 2009.

The Old Bailey heard Mr Herbert was on his way home from Rotherhithe when he was chased by a gang of men, beaten unconscious, dragged to his knees and shot in the head, in Clements Road, Bermondsey.

Mr Herbert was shot dead in a revenge attack for stealing cannabis from his rivals in a drug war, the court heard.

Darren Mitchell, aged 42, and 68-year-old Doreen Mitchell, both from Eastbourne in East Sussex, are accused of assisting an offender.

It is alleged they gave false information to police following Mr Herbert’s death.

Darren Mitchell is also accused of perverting the course of justice.

All four defendants deny all charges.

The trial continues.