Alfie Lewis heard to say 'chill out' before being stabbed through the heart on Leeds street, court told

www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk— The 15-year-old died from catastrophic internal bleeding after the bloody assault on the afternoon of November 7 last year, at the junction of Church Lane and Church Road in Horsforth. The 15-year-old accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is on trial at Leeds Crown Court. He accepts having the 13-cm-long knife and killing Alfie, but denies murdering him, claiming it was self defence. The horrific incident happened in front of scores of young pupils leaving the nearby primary school...

www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk—Teenager was usual ‘bubbly’ self at Leeds school before stabbing Alfie Lewis through the heart, trial told. Alfie Lewis, 15, was stabbed to death “in full view” of pupils leaving a primary school in the Horsforth area of Leeds last November. A 15-year-old boy who has gone on trial over the attack denies murder, claiming he was acting in self-defence. This morning (Tuesday), a Leeds Crown Court jury heard a statement from one of the defendant’s teachers, who said his behaviour was “nothing out of the ordinary” during the last lesson of the day on November 7. “He was both bubbly and chatty. He was just...

Daily Mail—Boy, 14, accused of stabbing Alfie Lewis, 15, through his heart in front of children and teachers clashed with the teenager days before in a row over fireworks, court told. A boy of 14 calmly walked out of school and murdered 15-year-old Alfie Lewis (pictured) by plunging a kitchen knife through his heart, a court heard today.

www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk—Father of boy accused of murdering Leeds' Alfie Lewis says son was left 'scared'. The 15-year-old is on trial after stabbing Alfie to death outside a primary school in Horsforth on November 7 last year, but says he did it out of fear for his own life following an altercation between the pair on Halloween. It is alleged by the young defendant that Alfie had chased him and demanded he hand over his bag of fireworks. The boy previously told Leeds Crown Court that he later rang his dad for a lift home because he was left terrified. Giving evidence today, the father told the...