Boy, 14, accused of stabbing Alfie Lewis, 15, through his heart in front of children and teachers clashed with the teenager days before in a row over fireworks, court told
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Boy, 15, who 'stabbed Alfie Lewis, 15, through the heart with a kitchen knife' tells jury he took out the weapon because he was 'scared' he was 'going to be attacked'
The boy told his murder trial at Leeds Crown Court how he did not even realise at the time that he had injured Alfie Lewis, 15, during the incident in the Horsforth area of Leeds in November last year.
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Father of boy accused of murdering Leeds' Alfie Lewis says son was left 'scared'
The 15-year-old is on trial after stabbing Alfie to death outside a primary school in Horsforth on November 7 last year, but says he did it out of fear for his own life following an altercation between the pair on Halloween. It is alleged by the young defendant that Alfie had chased him and demanded he hand over his bag of fireworks. The boy previously told Leeds Crown Court that he later rang his dad for a lift home because he was left terrified. Giving evidence today, the father told the...
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