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Two pensioners found dead at their homes in the West Midlands and London both knew the man accused of their murders, a court heard.
Leo Barnes, 33, is accused of killing 80-year-old widow Cynthia Beamond and Philip Silverstone, 67, last June, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told.
The prosecution said Mr Barnes hit Mrs Beamond on the head with a "heavy object" before travelling to Belsize Park where Mr Silverstone was killed.
Mr Barnes, from Runcorn Road, in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, is also alleged to have stolen property, including a television from the Halesowen home of Mrs Beamond, whom he had known since childhood.
Jurors were told Mr Barnes claims someone else carried out the killings.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-30851795