Man ‘burst into ex-girlfriend’s bedroom and stabbed her new lover 10 times’
Man 'burst into ex-girlfriend's bedroom and stabbed her new lover 10 times'
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A person is accused of bursting into his ex-girlfriend's bed room and murdering her new lover.
Kaydon Prior, 23, says he stabbed Alicia Parrin's new associate, Harrison Tomkins, 10 occasions in self defence after confronting the couple.
The jury at Lewes crown courtroom have been proven footage of the blood soaked mattress and knife at Miss Parrin's flat after the attack on August 13 of last yr.
Prior claims he and Mr Tomkins, 25, fought for the knife, and denied taking the knife to the flat with him, saying he'd left it there after using it to open packaging.
Earlier Miss Parrin, 21, described how Prior and Jason Curtis burst into her bed room, before Prior pinned Mr Tomkins to the bead and started stabbing him.
Immediately Prior advised the jury he and Mr Tomkins traded punches earlier than he was knocked on his back on the bed.
He added: 'Harrison then punched me together with his right, in my head, across the aspect.
'I began punching Harrison. He was blocking, he punched me in the jaw. That made my head ring, made me feel actually weak.
'That's once I ended up on the bed. He's over me and we're buying and selling punches.
'He was greater than me, he was stronger than me and I used to be weak. Then, yeah the knife, the knife was in Harrison's hand.
'I'm on my again on the corner of the bed. I've put my hand up towards his arm and tried to grab the blade.
'I've kicked him and the knife ended up on the ground. As soon as the knife was dropped, we're still grappling and punching and we both ended up reaching for the knife and I managed to get it first because it's nearer to me.
'I picked it up and I swung it at him, I stabbed him. He was nonetheless punching, he was nonetheless going.
'I can't rise up, I carried on swinging the knife at him. I used to be scared, I used to be frightened.
'I felt, he will get that knife earlier than me, I'm not going to make it out of this room, not with out no less than being significantly harm.'
Prior ran away after the assault and tried to telephone Miss Parrin twice to seek out out if Mr Tomkins was OK – however she didn't respond as she had already phoned 999.
When he couldn't get by way of to Miss Parrin, Prior phoned his mum, explaining: 'I used to be crying my eyes out. I used to be scared, I needed advice.
'My mum had advised me to go residence, get modified, get my head in order and go to the f****** police station.'
Charlotte Newell KC for the defence asked him: 'Why did you stab Harrison Tomkins?'
Prior replied: 'I felt like I had no selection. The best way he came at me with that knife, I used to be scared.'
Prior and Curtis deny murdering Harrison Tomkins at the flat in Crawley on August 13 last yr.
Prior also denies beating Alicia Parrin and carrying an offensive weapon.
The trial continues.
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