'He told me he'd been stabbed and gestured to his heart': Man tells murder trial of his brother's final moments
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe brother of a man at the centre of a murder trial has told a jury of his final moments. Youssef Alsharan, the younger brother of Ahmed Alsharan, 33, told police he 'held' his sibling as he struggled to breathe having being stabbed in the chest, a court was told.
Mr Alsharan received open heart surgery at the scene on Dale Street and was rushed to hospital, but died after suffering from severe brain damage, jurors have been told.
A pathologist found he suffered a stab wound to his heart, Minshull Street Crown Court heard. Jurors previously heard he had been drinking coffee with his brother Youssef, friend Sami Alhaj and another pal beside Rochdale Canal off Dale Street when they were approached by another man, alleged to be Mohammed Al-Enizi Hameed. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...
just click here to give it a go He asked 'who are you?', before a fight broke out, in which Mr Alsharan was stabbed and pushed in the canal, it was said.
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