West Bromwich murder suspect 'locked flat and threw away key after killing'
A pizza shop worker admitted fleeing a flat after fatally stabbing his boss knowing he might still be alive, a court heard.
Andrei Ilie, 22, claimed to have killed Masoud Esmailian in self-defence after he threatened him with a knife and tried to sexually assault him.
He stabbed the 46-year-old in the chest in the bedroom of the businessman's West Bromwich flat and covered him in a blanket while he searched the premises.
Under cross-examination at Birmingham Crown Court, Ilie said that the victim, a father-of-two, was 'wriggling' as he covered him but that he was too confused and panic-stricken to call for an ambulance.
He then scoured the apartment in Montgomery Walk, robbing cash from Mr Esmailian, it is alleged, before leaving the property, locking the front door and throwing away the key.
"When I left the room he was still moving, at that moment he was still alive," admitted Romanian-born Ilie.
