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Lee Rigby trial: Jury shown 'eye for eye' video Lee Rigby trial: Police officer says she feared for her life
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Mobile phone footage of Michael Adebolajo explaining why he killed soldier Lee Rigby has been seen by the jury in his trial at the Old Bailey. An armed police officer thought one of soldier Lee Rigby's killers was going to kill her, the Old Bailey has heard.
The footage showed Mr Adebolajo, 28, saying: "The only reason we have killed this man today is because Muslims are dying daily by British soldiers." The officer, identified only as D49, said: "I instantly thought 'he's going to kill me'," of the moment one of the men ran towards her waving a weapon.
In the film, he adds: "It's an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." Michael Adebolajo, 28, and Michael Adebowale, 22, deny the murder in Woolwich, south-east London, on 22 May.
He and co-accused Michael Adebowale, 22, deny Fusilier Rigby's murder in Woolwich, south-east London, on 22 May. Earlier, the court was shown mobile phone footage of Mr Adebolajo explaining why he killed the soldier.
They also deny attempting to murder a police officer and conspiracy to murder a police officer. Mr Adebolajo and Mr Adebowale also deny attempting to murder a police officer and conspiracy to murder a police officer.
The Old Bailey also heard from eyewitness Tina Nimmo, who wept as she told the jury that she had pleaded with Fusilier Rigby's attackers to stop.The Old Bailey also heard from eyewitness Tina Nimmo, who wept as she told the jury that she had pleaded with Fusilier Rigby's attackers to stop.
In a statement read to court, her daughter Michelle said one of the attackers had a "smirk" on his face and both men appeared "proud".In a statement read to court, her daughter Michelle said one of the attackers had a "smirk" on his face and both men appeared "proud".
'Never safe' 'Chopping motion'
Mr Adebolajo watched as the footage was played to the jury, while Mr Adebowale bowed his head. Prosecutor Richard Whittam QC read the police officer's account to jurors, in which she said: "I saw a black male running at me waving both his hands in the air in a chopping motion. In his right hand I saw what I call a meat cleaver or a machete.
In the film, Mr Adebolajo has bloodied hands, and says "we will never stop fighting you until you leave us alone". "I instantly thought 'he's going to kill me'. I went to draw my Glock. Due to my position in the car, the internal door has a panel jutting out, I could not immediately draw my Glock out due to this. It was a split second decision to draw my Taser.
"I could still see the look in the suspect's eyes. They were so wide and I could see the whites of them. He was shouting something."
She then saw a second suspect, said to be Mr Adebowale, holding a gun.
"I thought 'Oh my God he's going to shoot me'. I feared for my life," she said.
Mr Adebolajo earlier watched as the mobile phone footage was played to the jury, while Mr Adebowale bowed his head.
In the video, Mr Adebolajo has bloodied hands, and says: "The only reason we have killed this man today is because Muslims are dying daily by British soldiers. It's an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."
He adds "we will never stop fighting you until you leave us alone".
"I apologise that women had to witness this today but in our lands our women have to see the same," he says."I apologise that women had to witness this today but in our lands our women have to see the same," he says.
"You people will never be safe. Remove your governments, they don't care about you. Do you think David Cameron is gonna get caught in the street when we start busting our guns? Do you think the politicians are gonna die? "You people will never be safe. Remove your governments, they don't care about you. Do you think David Cameron is gonna get caught in the street when we start busting our guns? Do you think the politicians are gonna die?
"No it's gonna be the average man like you, and your children. So get rid of them, tell them to bring our troops back so we can, so you can all live in peace."No it's gonna be the average man like you, and your children. So get rid of them, tell them to bring our troops back so we can, so you can all live in peace.
"Leave our lands and you'll live in peace. That's all I have to say.""Leave our lands and you'll live in peace. That's all I have to say."
His final words are an Islamic blessing.His final words are an Islamic blessing.
Attackers 'posed'Attackers 'posed'
Michelle Nimmo was driving past the scene with her baby in the back and mother, Tina Nimmo, in the front passenger seat. Michelle Nimmo was driving past the scene, close to Woolwich barracks, with her baby in the back and her mother, Tina Nimmo, in the front passenger seat. Tina Nimmo told her daughter to stop the car and got out when she saw what was happening.
Tina Nimmo told her daughter to stop the car and got out. She said she saw one of the attackers stab Fusilier Rigby, and that the soldier's body was then dragged into the road. She said she shouted at the men to stop.
She said she saw one of the attackers stab Fusilier Rigby, and the soldier's body was then dragged into the road. She said she shouted at the men to stop.
"I wanted them to stop. At the time you just get on and do what you have to do. And that's what I had to do," she said."I wanted them to stop. At the time you just get on and do what you have to do. And that's what I had to do," she said.
A bus stopped near the scene and she warned passengers to stay back because one of the men had a gun. A bus stopped near the scene and she warned the passengers to stay back because one of the men had a gun.
The men then "posed a bit more" and were "very proud of what they had in their hands". The men then "posed a bit more" and were "very proud of what they had in their hands," she said.
She called 999 and warned the operator that police would need armed support, the court heard.She called 999 and warned the operator that police would need armed support, the court heard.
"These chaps weren't going anywhere, they were standing there. It just became more and more obvious that something was going to happen," she said."These chaps weren't going anywhere, they were standing there. It just became more and more obvious that something was going to happen," she said.
'Cowardly and callous' Michelle Nimmo said: "Throughout the attack, the two men had an evil look on their face.
The trial began on Friday with the prosecution's account of what took place when Fusilier Rigby was attacked as he walked to Woolwich Barracks. "They stood around looking proud and posing with the gun and knives. They made no attempt to run away."
'Simply retaliation'
The court also heard a statement from Sarah Riordan, a heavily pregnant woman near the scene who described experiencing "contracting pains" as the events unfolded. She said she had heard gunshots and had taken refuge behind a bus.
Earlier in the hearing the jury was read a letter Mr Adebolajo handed to passer-by, Amanda Donnelly Martin.
Addressed to "my beloved children", the letter told them to seek martyrdom, and stated: "If you find yourself curious as to why carnage is reaching your own towns then know its simply retaliation for your oppression in our towns."
The trial began on Friday with the prosecution's account of what took place when Fusilier Rigby was attacked as he walked to his barracks.
Prosecutors say the defendants drove a car into the soldier, before trying to decapitate him in a "cowardly and callous murder".Prosecutors say the defendants drove a car into the soldier, before trying to decapitate him in a "cowardly and callous murder".
The court has also heard a number of witness accounts, including one passer-by who said he pleaded with two men not to kill the 25-year-old from Manchester.The court has also heard a number of witness accounts, including one passer-by who said he pleaded with two men not to kill the 25-year-old from Manchester.
Members of his family, including his widow Rebecca, have been at the central London court for each day of evidence so far.Members of his family, including his widow Rebecca, have been at the central London court for each day of evidence so far.
The trial continues.The trial continues.