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Jodie Chesney death: Boyfriend of stabbed girl 'managed to catch her' | Jodie Chesney death: Boyfriend of stabbed girl 'managed to catch her' |
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A 17-year-old girl collapsed in her boyfriend's arms after she was fatally stabbed, a court has heard. | |
Jodie Chesney was on a park bench with friends when she was knifed in the back in Harold Hill, east London. | |
Boyfriend Eddie Coyle, 18, told the Old Bailey he was forced to catch Jodie as she fell to the ground after "screaming" out in shock. | |
Manuel Petrovic, 20, Svenson Ong-a-Kwie, 19, both from Romford, and two boys, aged 16 and 17, deny murder. | Manuel Petrovic, 20, Svenson Ong-a-Kwie, 19, both from Romford, and two boys, aged 16 and 17, deny murder. |
Giving evidence from behind a screen, Mr Coyle said the group of friends had just started smoking cannabis when Jodie was attacked. | Giving evidence from behind a screen, Mr Coyle said the group of friends had just started smoking cannabis when Jodie was attacked. |
"She was in shock at first. She did not know what had happened," he said. | "She was in shock at first. She did not know what had happened," he said. |
"She started screaming continuously, very loud, about two minutes straight." | "She started screaming continuously, very loud, about two minutes straight." |
Mr Coyle added: "After she stopped screaming she began to faint. At this time she was falling off the bench. | Mr Coyle added: "After she stopped screaming she began to faint. At this time she was falling off the bench. |
"The guys ran off. I did not really see - I was trying to catch Jodie at the time. | "The guys ran off. I did not really see - I was trying to catch Jodie at the time. |
"I managed to catch her, put her on the floor. | "I managed to catch her, put her on the floor. |
"She was wearing a thick jacket so we did not know how bad the wound was at first, but there was a lot of blood." | "She was wearing a thick jacket so we did not know how bad the wound was at first, but there was a lot of blood." |
Describing Jodie as a "great, funny, silly and sensible" person, Mr Coyle told jurors she had been laughing "one second" before she was attacked. | Describing Jodie as a "great, funny, silly and sensible" person, Mr Coyle told jurors she had been laughing "one second" before she was attacked. |
It has been alleged that Mr Petrovic and Mr Ong-a-Kwie were in business selling drugs together, while the 16-year-old defendant acted as a "runner" for Mr Petrovic and the 17-year-old was helping Mr Ong-a-Kwie sell drugs that day. | It has been alleged that Mr Petrovic and Mr Ong-a-Kwie were in business selling drugs together, while the 16-year-old defendant acted as a "runner" for Mr Petrovic and the 17-year-old was helping Mr Ong-a-Kwie sell drugs that day. |
Cross-examining, Sarah Forshaw QC, for Mr Petrovic, asked if the group were expecting another delivery of cannabis, after one of them had got some earlier. Mr Coyle said they were not. | Cross-examining, Sarah Forshaw QC, for Mr Petrovic, asked if the group were expecting another delivery of cannabis, after one of them had got some earlier. Mr Coyle said they were not. |
A 17-year-old girl, who cannot be identified, told jurors she had been sitting next to Jodie and heard the attackers walking across the grass. | |
"I looked around and saw a guy with a black puffer jacket and fur trimmed hood," she said. | |
"They opened up the gate and I heard this slashing noise." | |
The witness said she "thought they were taking our bags" but Jodie "started to breathe really heavily" and began to scream. | |
"She fell unconscious a few seconds later. When I heard the noise I looked around and I saw them run," she said. | |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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