The trial of a man accused of murdering a dad in Sale Moor is due to continue.
Prosecutors say Mike Grimshaw, 34, was killed after being stabbed on Royton Avenue on July 20 last year.
Tyrone Patrick, 33, denies murder.
The jury at Manchester Crown Court was told the defendant accepts he was there, but denies carrying or using a knife.
Presiding judge Mr Justice Andrew Baker earlier told the court there had been a previous trial in the case and that a retrial started two weeks ago, but it that could not be completed with that jury.
He urged jurors not to 'worry or speculate in any way why that happened', adding that it was 'nothing to do with this defendant'.
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Key Events
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'I have come here to get justice for Mike'
Mr Hall is asking the witness if he has any motivation to frame Tyrone Patrick for the murder of Mike Grimshaw.
“It is being suggested that you are here lying against Tyrone Patrick,” said Mr Hall.
“That you were, in effect, framing him for a murder he didn’t commit - that is what is being put.”
“Have you got some great reason for wanting Tyrone Patrick wrongly convicted for murder?”
The witness replies: “No, not at all.”
“I have come here to get justice for Mike.
“I don’t really want to be here but I am doing the right thing for his family.”
The witness has now completed his evidence.
Judge Andrew Baker is warning him not to discuss his evidence with anyone.
'I couldn't sleep for weeks - Witness Mr Bowyer
Mr Hall is now re-examining the witness.
He asks Mr Bowyer to tell jurors the effect of what he witnessed had on him.
“I couldn’t sleep for weeks and had to go to the doctor. I couldn’t go to work or go outside because of what happened so close to my doorstep,” the witness says.
'You were deeply upset and wanted to help'
Mr Meadowcroft is suggesting to the witness that his version of events is untrue.
“You were deeply upset and wanted to help, but I suggest the story you have told is what you would have liked to have done, rather than what you did,” Mr Meadowcroft says.
“Could that be true?”
The witness replies, ‘no.’
'Nobody saw you there'
Mr Meadowcroft is continuing to suggest to the witness that he was not present at the time of the stabbing.
“You say that when Mike Grimshaw went to confront Tyrone Patrick, that you were concerned for him,” Mr Meadowcroft says.
“You walked up towards him (Mike Grimshaw) to give him support and got close enough to touch him.
“As a result of that you have a very good view of the stabbing.
“A number of other eye witnesses saw this incident and you were in a position where they could have seen you.
“I suggest that nobody saw you there - in other words you weren’t there.”
Witness accused of not being close enough to see anything
Mr Meadowcroft is suggesting to the witness that elements of his account are incorrect. He says:
What I am going to suggest to you is that there are a lot of things wrong in your statement.
You describe the men coming to you - I suggest you were not there at that time. I am also suggesting that, actually, you were not close enough to see anything.
I suggest what has happened is because of all the upset and a desire to help, I suggest that although you didn’t see anything, you pretended you did.
The witness denies Mr Meadowcroft’s suggestions.
People were naming Tyrone Patrick after the stabbing, court told
Mr Meadowcroft suggests to the witness that people were immediately naming Tyrone Patrick after the stabbing. Mr Meadowcroft says:
I suggest there was general talk amongst people about what they saw.
You’d agree that Tyrone Patrick was the one being abusive. He was the person involved and using abusive language.
The things he said were very offensive and very unnecessary.
The witness agrees with Mr Meadowcroft.
'Mike Grimshaw was a perfectly decent man and well-liked'
Tyrone Patrick’s barrister, Stephen Meadowcroft QC, is now questioning the witness.
He confirms with the witness the relationship between he and Mike Grimshaw. Mr Meadowcroft said:
Mike Grimshaw was a perfectly decent man and well-liked. In some ways it was quite a close knit community. You liked Mike Grimshaw and would speak to him from time to time.
The witness replies ‘yes’.
The hearing resumes
We’re back in court for the afternoon session. Stay with us for updates.
Court breaks for lunch
The court will now take a break for lunch, resuming at 2pm, when the witness will be cross-examined by Mr Patrick’s barrister, Stephen Meadowcroft QC.
'Is there any doubt in your mind that Tyrone Patrick stabbed Mike Grimshaw?' witness asked
Police arrived at the scene of Royton Avenue shortly afterwards, the witness says.
“I told police the name of the stabber,” the witness tells the court.
Prosecutor, Rob Hall asks the witness: “Is there any doubt in your mind that Tyrone Patrick stabbed Mike Grimshaw?”
The witness replies: “No.”
Witness says he tried to chase after Mr Patrick
The witness tells the court that he wanted to chase after Tyrone Patrick.
He says he jumped into a van owned by his cousin - who also lives on Royton Avenue - to try and catch up with the group.
The pair failed to catch up with the group and so returned to the scene where the witness says first aid was being administered to Mr Grimshaw by members of the public.
He says the ambulance team arrived to attend to Mr Grimshaw shortly afterwards.
Witness says he saw Mr Patrick holding a knife
In the moments that followed, the witness says he saw Mr Patrick holding a knife.
“I looked at Tyrone and could see a knife in his right hand about to put it down his pants. It looked around six inches,” he says.
The witness tells the court that following the stabbing, Mr Patrick said: “This is my estate, I rule this estate.”
The witness says he told Mr Patrick he believed he [Mr Patrick] had killed Mike Grimshaw.
“At that point Tyrone and the other two ran off,” the witness says.
'I just looked like Tyrone had punched him', witness tells the court
The witness tells the court Mr Patrick made contact with Mr Grimshaw.
“It just looked like Tyrone had punched him,” the witness says, referring to Mike Grimshaw.
The witness shows the jury a right handed clenched swing from behind.
In the moments after it became clear that Mr Grimshaw had been stabbed, the witness says.
He tells jurors:
Mike turned around to face me and had his hand on his neck saying he had been stabbed.
I could see the blood running through his hands. He walked back towards the house and collapsed on the floor.
Witness says he stepped in to try and break the men up
The witness says that as Mr Grimshaw came out onto the street, Mr Patrick turned to face him and the pair began approaching one another.
At the same time, one of the other members of the group can be heard telling Mr Patrick ‘just leave it’, the witness tells the court.
The witness says he then made his way over to where Mr Grimshaw and Mr Patrick were standing.
“I was going to break it up if there was a fight,” he says.
“I told Mike to leave it, but he didn’t say anything.”
The witness says he touched Mr Grimshaw in an attempt to prevent him doing anything.
Court is told Mr Patrick and Mr Grimshaw shouted abuse at each other, court hears
As Mr Grimshaw came out of his house, he and Tyrone Patrick began to shout abuse at one another, the court is told.
“He was quite angry,” the witness says, referring to Mr Grimshaw’s attitude.
The witness tells the court that Mr Grimshaw came out of his garden and onto the road after Mr Patrick had told him to.
“He said to Mike ‘jump over the fence, let’s have it’,” the witness says.
“I thought they were going to have a fight,” he added.
Mr Patrick verbally abused Michelle Pook, witness says
Michelle Pook was stood outside her front garden on Royton Avenue during the evening of July 20, the court hears.
She could hear the dispute between Mr Patrick and Mr O’Reilly and told them to stop bullying him and to leave him alone, the witness says.
Mr Patrick then turned the abuse to Ms Pook and said: “Get back in your house you s***,” the witness tells the court.
Michelle Pook is then seen to call her partner, Mike Grimshaw, the witness says.
Mr Patrick asked man for a lighter, court hears
A man named James O’Reilly lived on Royton Avenue during summer 2017, the court hears.
On the evening of July 20, Mr O’Reilly was approached by Mr Patrick and two others, who asked him for a lighter.
Mr O’Reilly replied: “No I haven’t got one, f*** off,” the witness says.
The witness tells the court that the group then began shouting abuse at Mr O’Reilly.
Mr Patrick was 'dressed all in black' on the night, witness tells court
On the evening of July 20, the witness says he saw Mr Patrick on Royton Avenue dressed all in black, with two others.
He says he thought Mr Patrick was approximately 5ft 7 inches in height and believed him to be in his late 20s.
The witness says there was street lighting on Royton Avenue and he could see people clearly.
Witness says he saw Mr Patrick under the influence of drugs in the past
The witness tells the court he saw the defendant, Tyrone Patrick with two others.
He says he knows Mr Patrick from the ‘estate.’ He confirms that Mr Patrick’s uncle lives on the same road.
Prosecutor Rob Hall asks the witness if there was any trouble with Mr Patrick on the evening of July 20, to which he replies, ‘no.’
The witness says he would see Mr Patrick about once a week and they would say ‘hello’ to one another.
When asked by Mr Hall if he had ever seen Mr Patrick under the influence of alcohol and drugs, the witness replied, ‘yes.’
First witness this morning
The first witness -Andrew Bowyer - being called this morning is a resident who lives on Royton Avenue, the location where Mr Grimshaw died.
The witness says he has lived in the Sale area of Greater Manchester all his life and is familiar with the area.
On the evening of July 20, 2017 - shortly before 11pm - the witness tells the court he was stood outside his house smoking a cigarette.
Trial set to resume
Reporter Sophie-Halle Richards is at Manchester Crown Court, where the trial is set to continue soon.
We’ll bring you the very latest here.
