Teenage defendant accused murder victim of owing £20 for drugs, court told
A youth on trial for the of murder of Jack Lowe accused the 18-year-old of owing someone £20 for drugs, the jury has heard.
The victim, also known as Jack Norton, suffered a deep knife wound to the chest and died at the scene after he was attacked in a field in Cook Street, in Darlaston, on December 7 last year.
Wolverhampton Crown Court has heard that Jack, who lived in Alumwell, in Walsall, was attacked in front of his friends Mia Johnson, aged 18, and a 16-year-old girl, shortly after 9pm by Brandon Price, also aged 18. Price was allegedly egged on by a 16-year-old youth who cannot be named due to his age.
Giving evidence for the prosecution at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Monday, Miss Johnson said: "He was saying that Jack owed someone £20 for drugs. Jack didn't agree or disagree.
"The lad started to make death remarks. He was making out that he had a problem with Jack. He was saying that he wished he had a car so that he could run him over. He said he would start a fire to burn him and that he would slash him.
"Jack asked them what was going on, but they didn't answer. Brandon was telling the lad to calm down."
