A witness told the court she was instructed to send more than £100 to her stepson’s partner as part of what is claimed to be a concealment operation following the death of a man on a housing estate in Oxford.

Michaela Pomeroy and Jemma Moir both face charges connected to circumstances surrounding the death of Peter Crowley in April 2022.

Pomeroy, who is 33 and resides in Stowford Road in Headington, has denied conspiring to obstruct the course of justice.

The court previously heard that Moir, who is 28 and previously lived at Downside End in Oxford, was deemed unable to participate in a trial, meaning jurors would determine whether she committed the alleged acts.

The two defendants are alleged to have assisted in preventing the lawful arrest of Tia Pomeroy, who is Michaela Pomeroy’s daughter, and Mason Robins, who was Tia Pomeroy’s boyfriend at the material time.

Tia Pomeroy is alleged to have assaulted Peter Crowley near the Underhill Circus shops in Barton on April 23 2022.

His body was discovered in his apartment the following day, with police initially treating the case as a murder inquiry.

However, this classification was withdrawn once it became clear the 50-year-old’s death resulted from alcoholic liver disease combined with drug intoxication.

Tia Pomeroy had previously been found guilty of actual bodily harm and one charge of intending to pervert the course of justice.

Robins and Morton Morton, who is Tia Pomeroy’s father, were also convicted of perverting the course of justice.

The court previously heard that Mr Crowley had been in a romantic relationship with a woman named Gemma Pomeroy, who was Michaela Pomeroy’s sister.

Gemma Pomeroy passed away in March 2022, and the Pomeroy family held Mr Crowley responsible for her death as she had relapsed into drinking alcohol.

On May 21, Zoe Morton gave evidence to the court. She was among the first individuals to learn of Mr Crowley’s death.

Mrs Morton was married to a man called Malcolm Morton, who was the father of Morton Morton.

Mrs Morton informed the court that on April 24, she had gone to Mr Crowley’s flat together with a man named Raymond Bulgin, following the attack that had occurred the previous night. She knocked on his door, there was no answer, she could smell the death smell, so she called 999.

Mrs Morton told the court she had a short telephone conversation with Michaela Pomeroy, notifying her of Mr Crowley’s death.

She added that at that point, she was unaware of Tia Pomeroy’s involvement.

Later that same day, Mrs Morton received a telephone call from Michaela Pomeroy, who requested to speak to Mr Morton.

The court heard that following this conversation, Mrs Morton was requested to transfer £110 to Moir. She was informed this was for Morton Morton’s birthday.

When questioned about whether she had performed such a transfer previously, she replied that she had not.

The case continues.