Murder accused tells jurors he was ‘scared and shaking’ as city centre fight led to death of man
19.03.2024 - 22:07
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man accused of murder has told jurors he was ‘scared and shaking’ as two groups fought leading to the death of a man in the city centre. Hussein Mouhelhel, 22, told jurors he heard his co-accused, Mohammed Al-Enizi Hammed, shout ‘kill them’ before seeing people running to the canal near to Dale Street in the Northern Quarter.
He claimed that he stood nearby and ‘did nothing’ during the fracas, in which two men were stabbed.
Ahmed Alsharan, 33, was stabbed in the heart and pushed into the canal near Dale Street in the city centre - where he was said to have been drinking coffee - in August last year. He climbed out of the canal before going back to Dale Street where he collapsed, it was said.
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He received open heart surgery at the scene but died later, a jury has been told. His friend Sami Alhaj was also stabbed but survived, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.
On Tuesday Mr Mouhelhel, one of six accused, was questioned by prosecutor Sharon Beattie KC about his alleged role in the incident as the trial continued.
“You are described by witnesses as having a look on your face like you were looking for trouble. What do you say about that?” Ms Beattie asked him.
Giving evidence through an interpreter, Mr Mouhelhel said: “No, I look like someone who was scared and not knowing what to do.”
It was suggested to him by the prosecutor that Mr Al-Enizi Hameed was ‘looking for trouble’ and Mr Mouhelhel was following him because they were friends.
“That’s not true, he is not my friend. He comes to my shop to [get his hair cut]. When I see him on the street I say hi,” he responded.
He further denied following