Alfie Lewis murder trial: Defendant 'sorry' but denies intending to kill Horsforth teen

A boy has admitted causing the death of a teenager who was stabbed to death near a school but has denied intending to kill or seriously hurt him.

On a previous occasion Alfie had become involved in an incident after the defendant allegedly struck a girl he knew during a fight with another boy. The defendant told the court he and Alfie used to be on good terms, but he disassociated himself from him after Alfie "started to build a reputation for himself".The court was shown mobile phone footage of a fight involving the defendant and another boy, in which Alfie was said to have got involved.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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