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Mike Samwell death: Stolen car 'driven backwards and forwards' over victim Mike Samwell death: Widow 'held dying husband's hand'
(about 5 hours later)
An ex-Royal Navy officer was run over and crushed to death trying to stop thieves stealing his car as his wife looked on, a court has heard. A widow sobbed as she told a court how she held her dying husband's hand and told him she loved him after he was run over by car thieves.
Mike Samwell, 35, had been woken in the early hours by a break-in at his home in Chorlton, Manchester, in April.Mike Samwell, 35, had been woken in the early hours by a break-in at his home in Chorlton, Manchester, in April.
He had run out of the house, and when his wife followed she found him on his back with tyre marks on his chest. The city's crown court was told he ran out of the house and when his wife followed she found him on his back with tyre marks on his chest.
Manchester Crown Court heard he had been run over twice by Ryan Gibbons, 29, who denies murder. Ryan Gibbons, who denies murder, is accused of running over him twice.
"One of the rear wheels was actually on his chest. He was screaming," Alistair Webster QC, prosecuting, told the court. Mrs Samwell broke down in tears as she gave evidence from behind a screen.
He said Jessica Samwell saw her husband between the front and back wheels of the Audi S3 sports car. In a police video interview played to the jury, Mrs Samwell said: "When I got to him, he had tyre marks across his chest.
"So it must have been reversed farther back over him. She could see tyre marks on his chest," he told the court. "There was blood coming out of the back of his head. He was making an awful noise.
"The car was then driven back over him before being driven away." "I was ringing the police and trying to talk to the police.
'Catastrophic' injuries "I was shouting 'Help! Help! Somebody help me!'.
Mr Webster said Mr Gibbons, despite his denial, must have known he had driven over Mr Samwell. "I was just telling him that I loved him and holding his hand."
Audio captured by a CCTV camera near the scene, recorded a "yelp. A shriek, a large crash, a small crash. Female screams, harsh engine acceleration and shouts for help", Mr Webster said. 'Catastrophic damage'
Alistair Webster QC, prosecuting, told the court: "One of the rear wheels was actually on Mr Samwell's chest. He was screaming."
Mr Webster said 29-year-old Mr Gibbons, despite his denial and claims he only felt a "bump", must have known he had driven over Mr Samwell.
He said that audio captured by a CCTV camera near the scene recorded "a yelp, a shriek, a large crash, a small crash. Female screams, harsh engine acceleration and shouts for help".
The court heard Mr Samwell, a nuclear engineer, suffered 39 separate external injuries, with "catastrophic" damage to his chest and heart.The court heard Mr Samwell, a nuclear engineer, suffered 39 separate external injuries, with "catastrophic" damage to his chest and heart.
Mr Gibbons, of Steven Court, Chorlton, admits burglary and aggravated vehicle taking without consent, but denies murder and manslaughter.Mr Gibbons, of Steven Court, Chorlton, admits burglary and aggravated vehicle taking without consent, but denies murder and manslaughter.
Others involved Never traced
Co-accused Raymond Davies, 21, of Castlefield Walk, Manchester, also admitted a count of burglary but denies manslaughter and aggravated vehicle taking without consent.Co-accused Raymond Davies, 21, of Castlefield Walk, Manchester, also admitted a count of burglary but denies manslaughter and aggravated vehicle taking without consent.
He is alleged to have transported Mr Gibbons to the scene of the crime and helped him escape afterwards.He is alleged to have transported Mr Gibbons to the scene of the crime and helped him escape afterwards.
The jury was told police believe two other men were involved in the burglary but have never been traced.The jury was told police believe two other men were involved in the burglary but have never been traced.
Stacey Hughes, 28, of Steven Court, Chorlton, is also on trial and denies a charge of assisting an offender.Stacey Hughes, 28, of Steven Court, Chorlton, is also on trial and denies a charge of assisting an offender.
The trial continues.The trial continues.