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Lee Rigby trial: Suspect shown buying knives day before attack Lee Rigby trial: Man pleaded 'do not kill' soldier
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The jury in the trial of two men accused of killing soldier Lee Rigby in south-east London has been shown CCTV images of one of the suspects buying knives the day before the attack. A witness pleaded with two men not to kill soldier Lee Rigby shortly before they allegedly attacked him with knives, the Old Bailey has heard.
Michael Adebolajo, 28, was shown buying a five-knife block and a knife sharpener from an Argos store in Lewisham, south-east London. In a written statement, Saraj Miah said one of the men had pointed a gun at him when he appealed to them to spare the soldier.
He and Michael Adebowale, 22, are also accused of attempting to murder a police officer. Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, are accused of murdering Fusilier Rigby in Woolwich, south-east London, on 22 May.
Both deny the charges. They both deny the charge.
They also deny conspiracy to murder a police officer. They both also deny attempting to murder a police officer and conspiracy to murder a police officer.
On the second day of the trial at the Old Bailey, the court was also shown CCTV images of Mr Adebolajo driving his Vauxhall Tigra on the day of the killing. Defendant 'bought knives'
Earlier, the jury was shown CCTV images of Mr Adebolajo buying a five-knife block and a knife sharpener from an Argos store in Lewisham, south-east London, on the day before the attack.
The court was also shown CCTV images of Mr Adebolajo driving his Vauxhall Tigra on the day of the killing.
At about 09:30 in the morning he was joined by Mr Adebowale and they were seen driving around Lewisham.At about 09:30 in the morning he was joined by Mr Adebowale and they were seen driving around Lewisham.
The court heard that Mr Miah had been talking with a local shopkeeper, Ibrahim Elidemir, outside the Queen Victoria Supermarket - just yards from where Fusilier Rigby was hit by a car from behind.
Mr Miah said he saw two armed men get out of the car, adding that one of them had pointed a gun at him and told him to stay back when he urged them not to kill the injured soldier.
He said he thought the "men with knives were going to kill him. I told them not to kill him. They did not listen to me".
One of the men then slashed Fusilier Rigby's throat, while the other stabbed him "six times in his chest", Mr Miah told the court.
He also described the man who had been driving the car walking around "as if nothing had happened".
'Sit and stare'
A witness statement from Amanda Bailey was also read to the court, in which she described seeing the car crash into Fusilier Rigby.
She said she had thought the soldier was dead and was so shocked that she dialled the number nine too many times on her phone when trying to contact the emergency services.
She described seeing one of the attackers, saying: "I thought that he was reaching for a phone to call an ambulance or the police, so I stopped trying to phone the police. I thought 'don't worry he's doing it'. I was shocked when I saw that he had a knife," she said.
Ms Bailey then described in graphic detail one of the men attacking Fusilier Rigby with a cleaver.
"I was so shocked all I could do was sit there and stare and what happened, I couldn't believe what was going on," she said.
"He was determined and he wasn't going to stop. He didn't care. It was broad daylight and this man didn't care."
Members of Fusilier Rigby's family have been in court for both days of the trial. The soldier's widow, Rebecca, left the court in tears as the witness statements were read out on Monday.
The prosecution opened the trial on Friday, giving a detailed and, at times, graphic description of what they say happened on 22 May when Fusilier Rigby, 25, of Middleton, Greater Manchester, was killed as he walked back to Woolwich Barracks.The prosecution opened the trial on Friday, giving a detailed and, at times, graphic description of what they say happened on 22 May when Fusilier Rigby, 25, of Middleton, Greater Manchester, was killed as he walked back to Woolwich Barracks.
The prosecutor, Richard Whittam QC, told the court that the defendants had driven a car at Fusilier Rigby at 30-40mph, before trying to decapitate him in the middle of a busy street in a "cowardly and callous murder".The prosecutor, Richard Whittam QC, told the court that the defendants had driven a car at Fusilier Rigby at 30-40mph, before trying to decapitate him in the middle of a busy street in a "cowardly and callous murder".
Mr Adebolajo, from Romford, east London, has asked to be known as Mujaahid Abu Hamza in court, and Mr Adebowale, from Greenwich, south-east London, wants to be known as Ismail Ibn Abdullah.Mr Adebolajo, from Romford, east London, has asked to be known as Mujaahid Abu Hamza in court, and Mr Adebowale, from Greenwich, south-east London, wants to be known as Ismail Ibn Abdullah.
The trial continues.