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| Lee Pomeroy death: Accused 'stabbed man over train aisle row' | Lee Pomeroy death: Accused 'stabbed man over train aisle row' |
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| A man was stabbed 18 times on a train in front of his 14-year-old son after a "heated argument" over blocking the aisle, the Old Bailey has heard. | A man was stabbed 18 times on a train in front of his 14-year-old son after a "heated argument" over blocking the aisle, the Old Bailey has heard. |
| Darren Pencille denies murdering Lee Pomeroy, 51, on a Guildford to London service on 4 January. | Darren Pencille denies murdering Lee Pomeroy, 51, on a Guildford to London service on 4 January. |
| The defendant's girlfriend, Chelsea Mitchell, is also on trial and denies assisting an offender. | The defendant's girlfriend, Chelsea Mitchell, is also on trial and denies assisting an offender. |
| Opening the case, prosecutor Jacob Hallam QC said Mr Pomeroy was killed the day before his birthday. | Opening the case, prosecutor Jacob Hallam QC said Mr Pomeroy was killed the day before his birthday. |
| He said the victim and his son boarded the train at London Road Station at 13:01 GMT and within five minutes, he had been stabbed by Mr Pencille. | He said the victim and his son boarded the train at London Road Station at 13:01 GMT and within five minutes, he had been stabbed by Mr Pencille. |
| 'Ignorance is bliss' | 'Ignorance is bliss' |
| "That wound to the neck was the first of 18 wounds with a knife that Mr Pencille inflicted on Mr Pomeroy that day," he told jurors. | "That wound to the neck was the first of 18 wounds with a knife that Mr Pencille inflicted on Mr Pomeroy that day," he told jurors. |
| "A little over an hour after he boarded the train, and despite the best efforts of the emergency services who rushed to save his life, Lee Pomeroy was dead." | "A little over an hour after he boarded the train, and despite the best efforts of the emergency services who rushed to save his life, Lee Pomeroy was dead." |
| The prosecutor told jurors the events surrounding the killing were captured on CCTV and witnessed by other passengers. | The prosecutor told jurors the events surrounding the killing were captured on CCTV and witnessed by other passengers. |
| Mr Pomeroy and his son had boarded the same carriage as Mr Pencille and made their way down the aisle, the court heard. | Mr Pomeroy and his son had boarded the same carriage as Mr Pencille and made their way down the aisle, the court heard. |
| Mr Hallam suggested they may have been "blocking" Mr Pencille's way and the defendant had said: "Ignorance is bliss." | Mr Hallam suggested they may have been "blocking" Mr Pencille's way and the defendant had said: "Ignorance is bliss." |
| "That prompted Lee Pomeroy to respond and ask what it was he meant. An argument began between them. It was an argument that became heated and became heated pretty quickly." | "That prompted Lee Pomeroy to respond and ask what it was he meant. An argument began between them. It was an argument that became heated and became heated pretty quickly." |
| 'Hearing voices' | 'Hearing voices' |
| The court heard that passenger Megan Fieberg witnessed Mr Pencille insult the deceased and shout: "You touch me, you touch me and you see what happens at the next stop." | The court heard that passenger Megan Fieberg witnessed Mr Pencille insult the deceased and shout: "You touch me, you touch me and you see what happens at the next stop." |
| The jury heard that Mr Pomeroy responded: "You shouldn't have humiliated me in front of my kid." | The jury heard that Mr Pomeroy responded: "You shouldn't have humiliated me in front of my kid." |
| The prosecutor told the court that witness Matteo Milazzo recalled Mr Pencille saying "leave me alone, you're racist" and "I'm not scared of you". | The prosecutor told the court that witness Matteo Milazzo recalled Mr Pencille saying "leave me alone, you're racist" and "I'm not scared of you". |
| However, Mr Hallam told the jury that another passenger, Kayleigh Carter, said that she had not heard Mr Pomeroy make a racist remark. | However, Mr Hallam told the jury that another passenger, Kayleigh Carter, said that she had not heard Mr Pomeroy make a racist remark. |
| He said: "Her impression was that both men appeared to be taunting one another." | He said: "Her impression was that both men appeared to be taunting one another." |
| The prosecutor told jurors Ms Carter recalled Mr Pomeroy stating that he had "never dealt with someone with special needs before," to which Mr Pencille allegedly responded: "I'm hearing voices right now." | The prosecutor told jurors Ms Carter recalled Mr Pomeroy stating that he had "never dealt with someone with special needs before," to which Mr Pencille allegedly responded: "I'm hearing voices right now." |
| She then saw Mr Pencille appear to make a phone call and "the words she recalled [hearing] were 'I'm going to kill this man'," Mr Hallam said. | She then saw Mr Pencille appear to make a phone call and "the words she recalled [hearing] were 'I'm going to kill this man'," Mr Hallam said. |
| Records showed he had called Miss Mitchell, the court heard. | Records showed he had called Miss Mitchell, the court heard. |
| Mr Hallam said Ms Carter saw the defendant take a knife from his pocket and strike the first blow. He then described how Mr Pomeroy tried to defend himself but Mr Pencille kept stabbing him "again and again and again". | |
| "It was a blow that cut through his jugular vein and carotid artery which are the vessels that take blood to the brain," he said. | "It was a blow that cut through his jugular vein and carotid artery which are the vessels that take blood to the brain," he said. |
| The prosecutor said after the attack, Mr Pencille was picked up by 27-year-old Miss Mitchell, of Wilbury Road, Farnham. | |
| He told the jury: "She collected him and together they drove to the flat where she lived in Farnham, Surrey, then drove to the south coast. | He told the jury: "She collected him and together they drove to the flat where she lived in Farnham, Surrey, then drove to the south coast. |
| "Mr Pencille cleaned himself up and changed his appearance. The two of them also engaged in research on the internet about what it was Mr Pencille had done." | "Mr Pencille cleaned himself up and changed his appearance. The two of them also engaged in research on the internet about what it was Mr Pencille had done." |
| The court heard Mr Pencille later called his mother and said: "Something's happened, I've done something bad". He then called his ex-partner and told her the same and that she would see it on the news. | |
| Mr Pencille has admitted possessing a bladed article, the court heard. | Mr Pencille has admitted possessing a bladed article, the court heard. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |