‘There is a white guy and a massive group of black guys who are kicking the crap out of him.’
A terrified 14-year-old killed in a knife attack begged a bystander for help as he fled from a mob of teenagers, the Old Bailey heard today.
Witness Tom Morgan told the court how stab victim Martin Dinnegan ran past him pleading: ‘Please help me.’
Mr Morgan said he saw the petrified boy hold his hands out in an attempt to placate one of his pursuers but Martin was felled by a punch to the head.
His attacker then pinned him to the ground and made repeated stabbing motions towards his back, the court heard.
‘It looked as if the first assailant was leaning on top of Martin who was on his back and side facing away from us.
‘The first assailant was leaning with all his weight on Martin’s shoulder and upper arm pressing him to the floor so that Martin seemed to be pinned to the floor.
‘Then I saw what seemed to be a stabbing motion rather than a punching motion four or five times in very rapid succession.’