Defence advocate Dawn Jones was scheduled to continue to quizz contractor Will Kelly, when the Julie Corkill trial enters its sixth day, today (Wednesday).

Yesterday Mr Kelly spent six hours on the witness stand answering questions on his role in the construction of two holiday cottages, and the conversion of a workshop into further holiday acommodation, at the defendent's home.

However, it is understood that Mr Kelly was admitted to hospital last night with a suspected heart attack.

Mrs Corkill denies four charges of false accounting and two of obtaining money by deception, in connection with the work at Ballacain, Onchan.

Graham Bell reports:

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Mrs Jones told the Court how a land dispute, between the Corkills and a neighbour, changed the basis of paying for the workshop conversion, or phase two, from a fixed quote to cost price.

She put it to Mr Kelly that he had known about the workshop all along, as it was included, subject to planning approval, in his orignal quote.

Mr Kelly agreed his company was contracted to undertake all work necessary to complete the overall project.

Earlier he had answered questions on his claim he was asked by Mrs Corkill to provide an extra quote for phase two when the first phase, the two holiday cottages, was nearing completion.

The court heard that around June 2003, during the final stages of the workshop conversion, Mrs Corkill started to ask about the costs and voiced concerns about the slow progress being made finishing off the two holiday cottages.

(Picture: Julie Corkill and Dawn Jones outside Douglas Courthouse).