A knifeman accused of murder said he feared for his life as he stabbed a young man who he claimed was attacking him with a sword.
Salah Adam, 21, died after being knifed to the neck in Old Trafford in May last year. Two other young men, Demari Rose, 20, and Xavaiour Wynter, 21, are both on trial accused of his murder.
They deny the charge. Prosecutors allege that Mr Adam was knifed following a 'heated' dispute about an incident the night before, when about 15 young men including Mr Adam’s younger brother had been arrested on suspicion of affray.
Rose admitted inflicting the wound which caused Mr Adam’s fatal injury, in the back garden of a house next door to the Adam family home on Kings Road. READ MORE: Man accused of murder after Salah Adam stabbed to death sold 'Rambo' knives over Snapchat, jury hears But he denied murder, claiming he had been acting in self-defence after Mr Adam allegedly attacked him with a sword.
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