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Lee Pomeroy murder accused told ex 'I've done something bad' | Lee Pomeroy murder accused told ex 'I've done something bad' |
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The man accused of murdering a passenger on a train called his ex-partner hours later and told her "I've done something bad", a court has heard. | The man accused of murdering a passenger on a train called his ex-partner hours later and told her "I've done something bad", a court has heard. |
Sarah Fry, who is the mother of Darren Pencille's son, said he called her during the evening and sent her a text, saying: "I'm sorry. I love you both." | Sarah Fry, who is the mother of Darren Pencille's son, said he called her during the evening and sent her a text, saying: "I'm sorry. I love you both." |
Mr Pencille, 36, denies murdering 51-year-old Lee Pomeroy on 4 January. | Mr Pencille, 36, denies murdering 51-year-old Lee Pomeroy on 4 January. |
His lawyer told the Old Bailey he did not deny stabbing Mr Pomeroy but said it was in self-defence. | His lawyer told the Old Bailey he did not deny stabbing Mr Pomeroy but said it was in self-defence. |
Ms Fry told the court she received a call from her former partner at about 21:30 GMT on the night of the attack. | Ms Fry told the court she received a call from her former partner at about 21:30 GMT on the night of the attack. |
"He said, 'I've done something bad today and you'll see it in the news'," she said. | "He said, 'I've done something bad today and you'll see it in the news'," she said. |
She added: "I disconnected the call and that's the last time I spoke to him. That's all that was said." | She added: "I disconnected the call and that's the last time I spoke to him. That's all that was said." |
'Sort of patronising' | 'Sort of patronising' |
The Old Bailey also heard from Mr Pencille's mother that he had been treated for paranoid schizophrenia in his 20s. | The Old Bailey also heard from Mr Pencille's mother that he had been treated for paranoid schizophrenia in his 20s. |
Ingrid Robertson said her son had a fear of crowded places and public transport. | Ingrid Robertson said her son had a fear of crowded places and public transport. |
She said: "He always thought people were looking at him or wanted to do something to him." | She said: "He always thought people were looking at him or wanted to do something to him." |
Earlier, Kayleigh Carter, who had been on the Guildford-to-London train, told the court Mr Pencille had appeared angry, while Mr Pomeroy was "really stern, stubborn" and "sort of patronising". | Earlier, Kayleigh Carter, who had been on the Guildford-to-London train, told the court Mr Pencille had appeared angry, while Mr Pomeroy was "really stern, stubborn" and "sort of patronising". |
She said the cause of the disagreement was unclear, but she recalled one of the men saying: "All I did was be in the way." | She said the cause of the disagreement was unclear, but she recalled one of the men saying: "All I did was be in the way." |
She added: "I thought it was really petty if it's just about that." | She added: "I thought it was really petty if it's just about that." |
Giving evidence from behind a screen, Ms Carter said the pair had an argument, during which Mr Pencille had picked up his mobile phone and said: "I'm going to kill this man." | Giving evidence from behind a screen, Ms Carter said the pair had an argument, during which Mr Pencille had picked up his mobile phone and said: "I'm going to kill this man." |
She said Mr Pomeroy had told the defendant during the confrontation: "I have never dealt with someone with special needs before" and that it appeared he was "egging it on", with Mr Pencille responding: "I'm hearing voices right now." | |
"I wouldn't say (Mr Pomeroy was) picking on him, but he was taunting him," Ms Carter told jurors. | |
Home Office pathologist Dr Olaf Biedrzycki told the court Mr Pomeroy had died from just one of the 18 stab wounds inflicted on him. | Home Office pathologist Dr Olaf Biedrzycki told the court Mr Pomeroy had died from just one of the 18 stab wounds inflicted on him. |
He said the 6cm-deep wound to the neck had cut the jugular vein and the carotid artery, but that "with very prompt treatment, you could reasonably [have expected] him to recover" from the other 17 wounds. | |
The jury also heard police established that Mr Pencille and his girlfriend, Chelsea Mitchell, drove to Bognor Regis after the stabbing before returning to her home in Farnham, Surrey. | |
During that time, they searched the internet for hotels in Sussex and Gatwick and for news of the stabbing. | |
Ms Mitchell denies assisting an offender. | |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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