LIVE: Tyrone Patrick on trial accused of murdering Mike Grimshaw

Mr Patrick 'not arrested for quite some time after Mike Grimshaw's death'

The expert confirms to prosecutor Rob Hall that Tyrone Patrick was not arrested for quite some time after Mike Grimshaw’s death.
He confirms that nothing of Mr Patrick’s was submitted for forensic analysis.
The expert says:

I wasn’t aware what, if any items, were taken from Tyrone Patrick and if they were, why there were not submitted.

DNA expert gives evidence

We’re now back in court.

An expert witness has been called by the prosecution to give evidence about forensic and DNA analysis of the scene.
The witness tells the court he was asked to attend the scene of Royton Avenue shortly after 5am on July 21.
The expert says:

I was asked to attend the scene to carry out an interpretation of blood patterns or distribution at the scene to determine the sequence of events that lead to Mr Grimshaw’s death.

During an assault if an individual sustains injuries there is an opportunity for the blood to transfer on to other individuals or other items at the scene. That was not possible in this case.

Hearing adjourned for lunch

The court is now breaking for lunch and will resume at 2pm.

'He is gone, he is gone'

Prosecutor Rob Hall is now reading the statement of PC Deborah Hughes to the jury. She said:

Upon arrival at the scene I saw a male lying on the pavement with a number of people around him. There were a lot of people on the street screaming and shouting and asking for help. I saw an extremely hysterical female shouting ‘he is gone, he is gone’.

I went over to the female that I now know to be the partner of Mike Grimshaw. She was hyperventilating and screaming. Due to the fact that Mike Grimshaw looked in a bad way I attempted to remove Michelle from the scene. Michelle kept dropping to the floor and passed out a couple of times due to the shock.

She was shouting ‘Why are you not going to get Tyrone Patrick, he is the one that has done this’. A number of people were shouting that Tyrone Patrick had stabbed Mike Grimshaw.

'Moderate' force used to inflict fatal stab wound, expert says

Mr Wilson predicts a ‘moderate’ degree of force was used to inflict the stab wound to Mike Grimshaw.

A toxicology report revealed that Mr Grimshaw had levels of cocaine and cocaethylene - which occurs when alcohol is consumed together with cocaine - in his system. Reading from the toxicology report, Mr Wilson said:

It is not possible to determine when the drug was used, but it appears recreational cocaine was consumed up to 24 hours before death and does not suggest recent excessive use.

Mr Wilson tells the court the only trauma to Mr Grimshaw’s body was a stab wound to the neck and cited the cause of death as a ‘stab wound to the neck and chest’.

Expert describes Mr Grimshaw's injuries

Forensic Pathologist Charles Wilson tells the court that Mr Grimshaw received a fatal 12cm stab wound to the neck area.

Mr Wilson says that a major artery, which carries blood from the heart to the right arm, had been cut by the stab wound.
Looking at the size of the stab wound, Mr Wilson predicts the murder weapon was approximately 12cm long, but could have been slightly shorter or longer.
Mr Wilson tells the court that the stab wound also penetrated Mr Grimshaw’s lung, which would have caused him to go into a cardio respiratory arrest.

Witness 'had been drinking with friend'

Adele Gaskell lives on nearby Croft Avenue and knew Tyrone Patrick through her daughter, who had previously dated the defendant.
In a statement read to the court, Adele Gaskell said that on the evening of July 20 she had been drinking with a friend at her home.
Shortly after her friend left, she says she heard a knock on the kitchen window. She said:

It was a man I know as Tyrone Patrick with another man that I didn’t recognise.

Ms Gaskell said in her statement that she had been drunk and did not remember what was said or how long the males stayed for, but vaguely remembered police attending to look for Mr Patrick.

The victim and his fiancee

"I can clearly remember hearing the word ‘stabbed’."

Prosecutor Rob Hall is now reading a statement to the jury from a witness called Glen Roberts. He said:

On the evening of July 20 I was at my home in my bedroom prior to going to bed when I heard the sound of raised voices.

I didn’t take much notice. I then heard a male voice shouting ‘you don’t f***ing live here’. At that point I went to the window and looked out onto Royton Avenue but I couldn’t see anything because of a large tree which obstructs the view.

I then heard a male voice saying ‘come out here and say that’. I then heard further arguing involving males and at least one female voice for about a minute or so. Then I saw three figures jog down the road - they were not running fast.

As they reached the bend in the road they were about 20 yards from me. I would say they were three males wearing dark clothing. As they reached the corner I heard a female screaming ‘they have stabbed him’ or ‘he has been stabbed’.

I can clearly remember hearing the word ‘stabbed’. I realised then it was something serious. As I heard the shouting the three males ran off at speed. They ran very fast indeed.

Witness heard shouting outside

Tyrone Patrick’s barrister, Stephen Meadowcroft QC, is questioning a prosecution witness who began giving evidence yesterday.
The witness lives on Royton Avenue and confirms to Mr Meadowcroft that he had been watching TV with his fiancee on July 20, when he heard a noise outside.
The witness says he could hear his neighbour, James O’Reilly, knocking on a window. A few minutes later he tells the court he could hear shouting, which he says was ‘not very common’.
The witness confirms to Mr Meadowcroft that he saw three males standing outside dressed in dark clothing and did not recognise any of them.

The trial continues

We are back at Manchester Crown Court for the trial of Tyrone Patrick. Stay with us for more live updates.

Trial adjourned until Friday morning

The trial will not sit tomorrow and so the jury have been invited to return at 10.30am on Friday. Justice Baker is instructing the jury to keep an open mind about the case and not to discuss the evidence with anyone else.

'All I could hear was Michelle starting to scream'

The witness tells the court that around 11pm on July 20, Ms Pook had been outside having a cigarette.
Mr Gibbons says that a few moments later, Mr Grimshaw got up to excuse himself, leaving he and his partner in the room.
The next thing Mr Gibbons recalls was his partner Emma saying that it sounded like ‘something was happening’ outside.
Mr Gibbons says he left the house and could see Mr Grimshaw further down the road with ‘three males’.
He tells the court:

All I could hear was Michelle starting to scream. She collapsed to the floor. Mike turned around and started walking back towards the house. Then he collapsed.

Mike Grimshaw's 'best friend' now giving evidence

The prosecution is now calling on witness Philip Gibbons.
Mr Gibbons also lived on Royton Avenue where he had met his neighbour, Mike Grimshaw, approximately two years ago. He confirmed to the court that he and Mr Grimshaw were ‘best friends’.
On the afternoon of July 20, Mr Gibbons and his partner Emma had gone round to Mike Grimshaw and Michelle Pook’s house. The plan was to have a ‘few drinks’ before Mr Gibbons and his partner went on holiday, the court hears.

Witness says he's telling the truth

In re-examination, Mr Hall asks the witness if he has any reason to frame Tyrone Patrick for the murder of Mike Grimshaw.

Mr O’Reilly replies ‘no’.
Mr Hall asks the witness if what he has told the jury about that night is the truth, to which Mr O’Reilly confirms ‘yes.’

Cross-examination of Mr O'Reilly

Mr Meadowcroft QC finishes his cross-examination by suggesting to the witness that Tyrone Patrick was not responsible for stabbing Mike Grimshaw.
He advances the suggestion that ‘the man in the middle’ of the three males stabbed Mr Grimshaw.
Mr O’Reilly denies this suggestion.

Mr Patrick's barrister suggests witness did not see stabbing

Mr Meadowcroft is suggesting to the witness that he did not witness the events on July 20.
He says:

Your recollection is based on talking to other people afterwards, putting two and two together and claiming you had a good view of it because it is outside your house.

I suggest that is exactly what you had done.

Mr O’Reilly replies:

Do you think I would be here today if that were the case?

Witness says he 'could be' wrong about defendant's clothing

Tyrone Patrick’s defence barrister, Stephen Meadowcroft QC, is now cross-examining Mr O’Reilly.
He says to the witness:

I suggest to you that people were naming Tyrone Patrick.

Mr Meadowcroft confirms with the witness that in his police statement, Mr O’Reilly said Tyrone Patrick had been wearing a t-shirt. Mr Meadowcroft says:

In fact, that night he had been wearing a long sleeved jumper.

Mr Meadowcroft asks the witness if he could be wrong, to which Mr O’Reilly says:

I could be, yes.

'He was bleeding out of his neck - it looked serious'

Mr O’Reilly says he immediately ran to the aid of Mike Grimshaw following the events he had just witnessed.
He tells the court:

Mike headed towards his house and asked Michelle to ring for an ambulance. He got in between two cars and just fell.

I ran outside to go over to him. I wanted to try and help him. When I got to him he was bleeding out of his neck - it looked serious.

'You d***head, you had to stab me'

Adam O’Reilly is continuing to give evidence about the events which occurred on Royton Avenue on July 20.
He tells the court that after the ‘punch’ Mike Grimshaw grabbed an area towards his face and shouted to Tyrone Patrick:

You d******d, you had to stab me.

Mr O’Reilly says that shortly afterwards, one of the other members of the group said to Tyrone:

Have you stabbed him?

He tells the court that Mr Patrick replied ‘yeah,’ before the group began to leave the scene.

Hearing adjourned until 2pm

The court has now broken for lunch. Prosecutor Rob Hall will continue to question Mr O’Reilly at 2pm.

'There was no warning - it was too quick'

The witness tells the court that as Mike Grimshaw was speaking to Mr Patrick, he (Tyrone Patrick) had his hands behind his back.
Mr O’Reilly says:

One of the men was persisting to leave and the other one was just stood there. Mike was saying there was nothing to talk about and told them to give up.

In the following moments, Mr O’Reilly says he saw Tyrone Patrick throw what he believed to be a punch at Mr Grimshaw.

He tells the court:

Tyrone threw a punch from his left hand. I didn’t see anything in his hand when the punch took place. There was no warning - it was too quick.

Mr O’Reilly demonstrates to the jury a hand coming from Tyrone Patrick’s waist band.

Witness says the group became aggressive

The witness says that in response to the unfolding situation, Mike Grimshaw came out of his house to see what was happening.
Mr O’Reilly says he and Mr Grimshaw were neighbours and would speak from time to time.
The witness tells the court that the group became aggressive and agitated by Mr Grimshaw’s presence. Mr O’Reilly says:

Tyrone called Mike a p***k and told him to shut up.

Mike Grimshaw came out of his house - he wasn’t aggressive or anything.

He was just making a point I think really. He was saying f**k off, you’re not from round here.

The defendant told Ms Pook to 'f**k off', court hears

The witness tells the court he could hear the group asking his uncle (James O’Reilly) for a lighter.

His uncle said ‘no’, but the group persisted to ask him for one, Adam O’Reilly tells the court:

Tyrone Patrick was shouting that he wanted a cigarette. I kept watching to keep an eye on it.

Mr O’Reilly says the next thing he heard was his uncle James saying ‘I’ve not f***ing got any’.

The witness tells the court that he could see Michelle Pook standing outside her house having a cigarette. Mr O’Reilly says he heard Ms Pook telling the group of males to leave James alone. As she did so, Mr Patrick told her ‘f**k off’ and called her a ‘slag,’ says Mr O’Reilly.

Witness was 'aware of Mr Patrick's presence on the estate'

The prosecution are now calling on a witness by the name of Adam O’Reilly, who lives on Royton Avenue - the location of the stabbing.

On the evening of July 20, the witness says he heard his uncle, James O’Reilly, shouting outside his window. The witness tells the court:

I could see James talking to himself and making his way home. He was being approached by three males asking him for a cigarette.

There were three males - one was Tyrone Patrick. He was wearing black sunglasses on his head and a black coat. I think he was wearing jeans.

The witness tells the court that he recognised Tyrone Patrick straight away. He says he had been aware of Mr Patrick’s presence on the estate over a number of months.

Juror discharged

The judge begins today’s hearing by telling the jury that one of them has been discharged and the trial will continue with 11 jurors, rather than the original 12. The case can continue, he says.

Wednesday's hearing begins

We’ve returned to Manchester Crown Court for the murder trial.

Jury sent home for day

That’s the end of today’s evidence. The case is expected to resume in the morning.

A woman was screaming, the witness says

The video shows the witness being questioned by a police officer about the events on the evening of July 20, 2017.

The witness says they heard a woman screaming and wondered what was going on. They tell the officer that they heard someone shouting to phone the police and for an ambulance.

The witness describes seeing three people outside, including Mike Grimshaw. They say they saw Mr Grimshaw talking to the three people. According to the witness, Mike Grimshaw was saying:

What are you doing here?

The witness says they could not see what the ‘three people’ looked like due to it being dark.

Another witness gives evidence by video interview

The prosecution are now showing the jury evidence from a witness in the form of a video interview. The witness cannot be named for legal reasons.
Justice Andrew Baker tells the jury:

This is just as much evidence as any evidence a witness might give from the witness box in front of you.

He reminds the jury that although they are seeing the evidence on screen, they will only be able to view it once. Judge Baker tells the jury that the evidence is not agreed by prosecution and defence but that the witness will not be cross-examined.