HAYLEY Beaven continued to deny her part in Lee Challoner’s death at her trial today claiming she went to his house to see a phone rather than supply the heroin which killed him.

Beavan, 48, from Holt, has pleaded not guilty to supplying Mr Challoner with the batch of heroin which led to his death in May last year.

Speaking in court, Beaven said that she had only ever contacted Mr Challoner to discuss purchasing a cheap mobile phone from him after remembering that he had sold them in the past.

Beaven said she knew Mr Challoner nine years ago and became reacquainted with him last year when he was hitch-hiking from Trowbridge to Bradford on Avon.

She said she recognised him so picked him up and drove him the distance.

Beaven went on to say that she then saw him two more times in April, on both occasions near Budgens in Bradford on Avon, but had never sold him drugs.

Phone data obtained by police revealed that Mr Challoner and Beaven had been in frequent contact via text messages and phone calls, but Beaven said this was only to discuss mobile phones.

The court heard that on April 21 a friend of Mr Challoner - Lee Mansfield - texted him and asked “are you still scoring gear? I wouldn’t mind a little bit,” to which Mr Challoner replied “yeah I am.”

After Mr Mansfield asked if Mr Challoner was going to get him some, Mr Challoner replied: “Yeah I’m just waiting on her turning up.”

Beaven then texted Mr Challoner saying: “I’m on my way now, be outside in five mins,” to which Mr Challoner replied: “Cool, give me a couple of rings.”

Beaven told jurors that she was just going to his house to look at a mobile phone he was selling, not to sell drugs, and the fact Mr Challoner had been talking about drugs with his friend prior to that was irrelevant.

The court then discussed CCTV images of a silver Toyota Celica car, matching Beaven’s description, which was seen on Kingston Road on the night of Mr Challoner’s death.

When asked by prosecution Hannah Squire if the car was hers, Beaven said that she “could not say for certain if it is or isn’t.”

Mrs Squire said: “In your evidence, you said that you had a distinctive vehicle, and the car in the CCTV footage is a distinctive vehicle which matches the description.”

The case continues tomorrow.