The murder trial jury heard how Mr Worvell confronted Mr Thomas - known to his friends as Tuskin - on the doorstep of the house on Tonna Road, Maesteg, in June last year.

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These included Fausto Tonna, the long-time finance director who had quit in March 2003, shortly after the company surprised investors by pulling a bond issue at the last minute, and Gianpaolo Zini, Parmalat's legal counsel.

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