The jury has gone out to consider its verdict in the Carl Eland murder trial.
Brandon Ali and Joey Matthews are alleged to have killed Mr Eland and injured his girlfriend as they cycled through Middlesbrough last summer.
The father-of-four died four days after he knocked of his bike while cycling with his girlfriend sitting on the handlebars. She suffered minor injuries.
The pair declined the opportunity to give evidence in their defence before their barristers gave their closing speeches as the trial at Teesside Crown Court neared a conclusion.
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Judge Paul Watson QC concluded summing up the evidence to jurors at around 11.30am this morning before calling on them to retire and consider their verdict.
Matthews and Ali are accused of deliberately ramming into Mr Eland as a drug feud descended into violence.
Mr Eland died after suffering fatal injuries when he was knocked from a bike in the Homerton Road and Gribdale Road area of Middlesbrough on August 21, 2021.
Ali, of Dalwood Court, Hemlington, Middlesbrough, and Matthews, of Newcomen Green, Middlesbrough, are accused of murder and attempt to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.
The pair, both 21, deny the charges.
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