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| Mike Samwell death: Widow 'held dying husband's hand' | Mike Samwell death: Widow 'held dying husband's hand' |
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| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Ryan Gibbons, who denies murder, is accused of running over him twice. | Ryan Gibbons, who denies murder, is accused of running over him twice. |
| Mrs Samwell, who was allowed to give evidence from behind a screen in the witness box to minimise her distress, broke down in tears. | Mrs Samwell, who was allowed to give evidence from behind a screen in the witness box to minimise her distress, broke down in tears. |
| 'Shouts for help' | |
| In a police video interview played to the jury, Mrs Samwell said: "When I got to him, he had tyre marks across his chest. | In a police video interview played to the jury, Mrs Samwell said: "When I got to him, he had tyre marks across his chest. |
| "There was blood coming out of the back of his head. He was making an awful noise. | "There was blood coming out of the back of his head. He was making an awful noise. |
| "I was ringing the police and trying to talk to the police. | "I was ringing the police and trying to talk to the police. |
| "I was shouting 'Help! Help! Somebody help me!'. | "I was shouting 'Help! Help! Somebody help me!'. |
| "I was just telling him that I loved him and holding his hand." | "I was just telling him that I loved him and holding his hand." |
| Alistair Webster QC, prosecuting, told the court: "One of the rear wheels was actually on Mr Samwell's chest. He was screaming." | 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. | 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". | 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". |
| Never traced | |
| 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. |
| 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. |