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Thomas Devlin stabbed nine times | Thomas Devlin stabbed nine times |
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Schoolboy Thomas Devlin was stabbed at least nine times, his murder trial has been told. | Schoolboy Thomas Devlin was stabbed at least nine times, his murder trial has been told. |
Nigel Brown, 26, from Whitewell Road and Gary Taylor, 23, from Mountcollyer Avenue, deny murder. | Nigel Brown, 26, from Whitewell Road and Gary Taylor, 23, from Mountcollyer Avenue, deny murder. |
A pathologist testified Thomas Devlin died from stab wounds to the chest in in north Belfast in August 2005. | A pathologist testified Thomas Devlin died from stab wounds to the chest in in north Belfast in August 2005. |
The jury was also shown CCTV footage from a block of flats on the Shore Road which showed the two defendants' movements before and after the murder. | The jury was also shown CCTV footage from a block of flats on the Shore Road which showed the two defendants' movements before and after the murder. |
The two accused also face attempted murder charges over an attack on Thomas's friend. | The two accused also face attempted murder charges over an attack on Thomas's friend. |
The schoolboys were walking along the Somerton Road beside St Patrick's school when they were attacked. A third boy managed to escape. | The schoolboys were walking along the Somerton Road beside St Patrick's school when they were attacked. A third boy managed to escape. |
The pathologist said that two of the stab wounds damaged 15-year-old Thomas's aorta - the main artery to his heart - and a lung. | |
He said Thomas had been stabbed four times in the back, twice in the arm, and once in the left eye, abdomen and hip. | |
He added that it was possible that the wounds to the Thomas's hands had been caused when he raised his arms in self-defence. | |
The case continues. | The case continues. |
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