The graphic designer accused of causing a man’s death by punching him on a train has told a jury of his regret over the incident.
Warsame Warsame, 24, died last March two days after an altercation on a train between Surbiton and Wimbledon. Rhys Stacey Parchment, 25, a former boxer who won three amateur bouts as a teenager, said he pushed the younger man and punched him once in the head, after he tried to steal his phone. Mr Warsame was found unconscious on a different train an hour later, and died in hospital from a bleed on the brain on March 4.
Mr Stacey Parchment said he then stood up and took off the bag he was wearing, with his football kit inside. Witnesses told the trial last week they heard the ‘wagwan’ greeting but did not see Mr Warsame try to steal the phone.
Mr Stacey Parchment said Mr Warsame was mumbling unintelligibly, and that he felt threatened by him. Prosecutors say Mr Stacey Parchment threw two punches, with Zoe Johnson QC questioning whether he was genuinely afraid of the smaller Mr Warsame, described this week as being 5 ft 4ins tall. The trial continues.
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