A witness recalled the moment he lashed out in fear and began fighting for his life in a crowded bar, after he was threatened by an unknown man armed with a large knife.
The details of the man’s near-death experience came to light during the ongoing murder trial of Shaun Jackson, Matthew Glasgow and Jonathan Woodhouse.
Jackson, 22, Glasgow, 26, and Woodhouse, 28, have each been charged with the murder of Randy Kelsey Robinson, who was killed in the early morning hours of Friday, 5 May this year. They are also charged with wounding in relation to injuries sustained by the witness.
“I remember that the party was soon going to be over so me and my wife started to leave,” said the witness. “When we got to the exit that’s when one of the guys approached me and said ‘You are not leaving here tonight’.”
CCTV footage of the incident, which was played for the jury, shows the man and his wife turning around and re-entering the party in the outdoor section of the Carib Café, a few seconds after being approached by the man, who was wearing a black hoodie, who then followed them inside.
The witness told the jury of seven men and five women that he noticed the man was armed with the blade which he gestured to have been about 12 inches.
“I remember throwing the first punch because I was afraid, and I was being attacked from behind,” said the witness.
He added, “I thought it was four of them but it was actually three of them, and it was two of them that was attacking me. I was so afraid that I started punching anyone who came close to me.”
Pointing to his shoulders, the witness told the court that he felt like he was being chopped during the fight.
Robinson, 37, who was standing nearby, was also attacked and stabbed by the same group of men, but the witness said he doesn’t remember seeing when Robinson was injured.
All three defendants deny the charges. The trial continues.
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