SHOTGUN killer Raoul Moat boasted 'I'll be back inside by Friday' shortly before his murder rampage, a court heard today.
The former doorman, who had been released from Durham Prison just hours earlier, told a barber who was cutting his hair: "I have got a few things to do and I've got a few arses to kick.
"I'll probably be back inside by Friday."
Moat, 37, had become obsessed that his ex-girlfriend was seeing another man after ending their six-year relationship.
He was determined to track down her new boyfriend and was bent on revenge, prosecutor Robert Smith QC told Newcastle Crown Court.
He enlisted the help of his former business partner Karl Ness, 26, and Nesss friend Qhuram Awan, 23, during his rampage.
The pair, who were arrested in Rothbury, Northumberland, days before Moat shot himself following a stand-off with police, are standing trial at Newcastle Crown Court.
Ness is charged with the murder of Chris Brown, who was shot dead on July 3.
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