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| John Pordage murder trial: Man shot dead 'over nice bum comment' | John Pordage murder trial: Man shot dead 'over nice bum comment' |
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| An electrician was shot dead in a row that started over comments about a woman's "nice bum", a court heard. | An electrician was shot dead in a row that started over comments about a woman's "nice bum", a court heard. |
| John Pordage, 34, died after being shot at a BP petrol station in Chelmsford, Essex, on 5 August last year. | John Pordage, 34, died after being shot at a BP petrol station in Chelmsford, Essex, on 5 August last year. |
| Woolwich Crown Court heard that Bradley Blundell shot Mr Pordage in the chest after he was called "the Milkybar Kid". | Woolwich Crown Court heard that Bradley Blundell shot Mr Pordage in the chest after he was called "the Milkybar Kid". |
| Mr Blundell, 19, denies murder, conspiring to pervert the course of justice and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. | Mr Blundell, 19, denies murder, conspiring to pervert the course of justice and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. |
| Jurors heard that Mr Pordage was at the Baddow Road garage with a friend in the early hours of the morning when one of them made the "nice bum" comment about another driver, Ella Colgate. | Jurors heard that Mr Pordage was at the Baddow Road garage with a friend in the early hours of the morning when one of them made the "nice bum" comment about another driver, Ella Colgate. |
| Prosecutor Tracy Ayling QC said this led to an argument with Mr Blundell and another passenger in Miss Colgate's car, which ended with Mr Pordage being shot in the chest. | |
| She said the defendant's anger "spilled over" after either Mr Pordage, who lived in Galleywood, Essex, or his friend called him "the Milkybar Kid". | She said the defendant's anger "spilled over" after either Mr Pordage, who lived in Galleywood, Essex, or his friend called him "the Milkybar Kid". |
| Ms Ayling said Mr Blundell, of Cromwell Close in Boreham, shot Mr Pordage after his friend, who was armed with a cosh, also attacked him. | Ms Ayling said Mr Blundell, of Cromwell Close in Boreham, shot Mr Pordage after his friend, who was armed with a cosh, also attacked him. |
| After the shooting, Mr Blundell and two of his friends, who cannot be named for legal reasons, burnt their clothes and mobile phones, the court heard. | After the shooting, Mr Blundell and two of his friends, who cannot be named for legal reasons, burnt their clothes and mobile phones, the court heard. |
| The jury was told the defendant also went on the run before eventually handing himself in at a police station in Amsterdam on 31 March. | The jury was told the defendant also went on the run before eventually handing himself in at a police station in Amsterdam on 31 March. |
| Miss Colgate, 18, of Aldridge Close, Chelmsford, is also on trial for conspiring to pervert the course of justice, which she denies. | Miss Colgate, 18, of Aldridge Close, Chelmsford, is also on trial for conspiring to pervert the course of justice, which she denies. |
| Ms Ayling said the pair told a witness to lie about what she remembered of the incident. | Ms Ayling said the pair told a witness to lie about what she remembered of the incident. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |