jodie chesney was in the wrong place at the wrong time.riends on friday night. the four youths charged of her murder had disputed the motive and who was responsible. svenson ong—a—kwie denied having issues with other dealers and said he never carried weapons. he said this was not a tit—for—tat revenge attack. right at the start of his evidence, svenson ong—a—kwie was asked directly about the killing, did you do that? no, he replied, i did not sta b do that? no, he replied, i did not stabjodie do that? no, he replied, i did not stab jodie chesney. he do that? no, he replied, i did not stabjodie chesney. he was asked who did and named his co—defendant and nodded to him in the dark. they were both caught on camera heading into the park just before both caught on camera heading into the parkjust beforejodie's murder. moments later they got into the back ofa moments later they got into the back of a black vauxhall corsa. that was driven by immanuel petrovic, who claimed he did not know anything violent was planned. —— manuel petrovic. donald tr

that is the part where jodie chesney was spending her night with friends, she was stabbed in the backay that his co—defendants got back into his car and he had no idea what had happened. he said he never noticed any blood. he said he didn't know the victim or any of her friends and he had no idea that anything violent was going to happen that evening. he said he didn't even realise that she had been stabbed until he saw news reports the following day. he recalled how later on the evening of the murder, his co—defendant called him and said he needed help, he needed another favour, he needed a change of clothes and manuel petrovic said he had done that, he had taken a spare change of clothes to him but said he didn't realise exactly what had happened and that that is why he needed a change of clothes. he said he felt very sad about that and that he felt very sad about that and that he thought about it everyday. he saidi he thought about it everyday. he said i think about it everyday that i tied apart without the knowledge of what had actually happened at the time. he said i wanted to sa

the defence has begun in the trial of two men and two youths accused of murdering 17 year—old jodie chesneyin the back near a playground in in romford in march. our correspondentjon donnison has been in court at the old bailey. just bring us up to date with what has been steady in court? today we had the start of the defence of the four defendants, and we heard from 20—year—old manuel petrovic, one of four who are charged with murder. he was questioned by his barrister, sarah forshaw qc, and really, she was asking him about what he was doing throughout the dayjodie chesney died, and to be blunt, he was dealing drugs. he had picked up around £2000 worth of class a drugs, we think cocaine in the morning, £2500 worth of cannabis, and we heard that he had spent the day dealing drugs, selling them over the phone, and meeting up with his clients. he was asked, though, by sarah forshaw qc, did he knowjodie chesney and any of her friends, who we re chesney and any of her friends, who were meeting in that park in harold hill on first march 2019? he replied, no, ididn't hill on first march 2019? he r

he was questioned by the barrister representing him and we heard what even doing the day that jodie chesneyhat while he acknowledges he drove the other three defendants to the harold hill area wherejodie chesney was killed that evening, he did it under the direction of another defendant, and that he did not know that there was won't to be any violence. he says he thought they were going out to pick up some drugs. he was asked by the prosecution, dig have any idea there was only somebody killed? no, i did not know there is would violence he said. she then asked that you have any idea that giving a left to the other defendant would lead to violence? no, i had no idea at all. all four of the defendants deny the charges of murder and the case continues. john, thank you very much. tens of thousands of people are fleeing their homes as turkey continues its offensive against kurdish militias in syria. turkish troops moved into the area this week after president trump withdrew american forces. there's growing international criticism of turkey's military campaign. republicans in the us congress are