Hassan Sentamu trial day 4: Elianne Andam Croydon case resumes as friend gives evidence

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Hassan Sentamu trial day 4: Elianne Andam Croydon case resumes as friend gives evidence

As the trial into the killing of 15-year-old Elianne Andam continues, jurors are set to hear another afternoon of evidence at the Old Bailey. On Monday (December 9), prosecutor Alex Chalk KC opened the case against Hassan Sentamu, 18, accusing him of murdering Elianne in 'white hot anger' after she grabbed a Tesco bag from him in a 'gesture of solidarity' with her friend.

Sentamu, a Croydon College pupil of sports science, admits to manslaughter, but denies murder on the basis of diminished responsibility due to autism. He also denies possessing a blade in a public place, on the basis he had a 'lawful' reason.

At the outset, Mr Justice Cheema-Grubb told jurors: "His case will be that the killing was caused entirely by a loss of self-control because of his Autism Spectrum Disorder had substantially impaired his ability to exercise self-control."

This week the court has heard from prosecutor Alex Chalk KC, and a cross examination of Sentamu's ex-girlfriend by defence barrister Pavlos Panayi KC. Jurors also heard live and written evidence from witnesses, including an off-duty bus driver who ran to Elianne's side and gave her first aid, as well as the first responders and a police officer who arrested Sentamu near his home in New Addington.

The latest bit of evidence came from Elianne's friend, who described the moment Elianne grabbed a Tesco bag from Sentamu and ran off down the street.

She said: "Just before he caught up she dropped the bag. He didn't stop and get the stuff he just stabbed her.

“He caught up to her and stabbed her in the back, in the back of her neck, of her head. I remember that for a fact because we all stood there… we just thought he was punching her and then I must have shouted ‘Oh my gosh he’s got a knife’.

“He stabbed her in the back of her head and then he stabbed her chest and then she must have lifted her legs up to try and like block him and she was covering her head and he stabbed

“She fell to the floor and she was grabbing her neck. Now she’s on the floor she’s saying ‘Stop stop stop’ screaming ‘stop stop stop’ and she’s still getting stabbed, stabbed, stabbed, stabbed. That all happened in literally seconds.”

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