Trial ends for weekendpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 27 September 2019
The trial has finished for the day.
We will be back on Monday where cell site evidence is expected to be further explained.
Summary
Day nine of the trial of four people accused of murdering Jodie Chesney, 17.
Jodie's boyfriend had described catching her after the stabbing
Jodie was stabbed to death while with friends in Harold Hill 1 March
Manuel Petrovic, 20, and Svenson Ong-a-kwie, 19, deny murder
Two boys aged 16 and 17, also deny killing the girl
Trial ends for weekendpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 27 September 2019
Witness leaves the courtpublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 27 September 2019
Mr Curtis has left the court.
Who is the prosecutor on the case?published at 11:56 British Summer Time 27 September 2019
Sarah Lee
BBC LondonCrispin Aylett QC, has been the prosecutor in various major crime cases, including: the murder of Sarah Payne; the so-called ‘Camden Ripper’; the murder of Jimmy Mizen; the murder of EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie and the murder of PC Gordon Semple.
Mr Aylett studied at Bristol University and City University in London and was sworn to a law society in 1985.
He became a QC in 2008 - QC stands for ‘Queen’s Counsel’ – and is an honour given to senior barristers who’ve served for a long time and demonstrated their experience by covering a range of cases.
A QC is also colloquially referred to as a ‘silk’.
Ten texts made to organise cafe visit - Sarah Forshawpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 27 September 2019
Image source, GoogleImage caption, All defendants met up at Cafe 23 in Romford on the day of 1 March
Sarah Forshaw QC told the jury that on 1 March, there were 38 events (calls and texts), between Manuel Petrovic and Svenson Ong-a-Kwie.
"There is nothing out of the ordinary here," she said - referring to a similar number of cell site events between the two men in February.
Ten of those 38 events where organising going to get breakfast at Cafe 23, she said.
"Yes", Mr Curtis said.
'Just gunna work hun' - textpublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 27 September 2019
Image source, Julia QuenzlerSarah Forshaw QC, for Manuel Petrovic, has told the court that at 20:30 on 1 March, Mr Petrovic received a text from someone saying "Going home. Wbu (what about you) hun x."
In reply to this, Mr Petrovic texted back: "Just gunna work hun x".
Phone data on the day Jodie killed analysedpublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 27 September 2019
Mr Curtis has analysed phone data stemming from 09:00 on 1 March to 12:30 on 2 March, Crispin Aylett QC has told jurors.
In brief, Mr Curtis concluded the following:
- The 17-year-old defendant who cannot be named for legal reasons, used his mother's telephone in the morning of 1 March.
- It is believed the defendant did not have his own mobile phone on him throughout the rest of the day.
- A text message recovered from Bryce Henderson's phone shows messages to "drug-dealer" Jade on the evening of 1 March.
Phone activity timetable handed to jurypublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 27 September 2019
Jurors have been handle a schedule of the defendants' phone activity.
Witness enters the courtpublished at 10:44 British Summer Time 27 September 2019
Mark Curtis - a phone data analyst - enters the witness box.
What happened yesterday?published at 10:42 British Summer Time 27 September 2019
Image source, Family HandoutYesterday, the jury heard evidence from pathologist Dr Ashley Fegan-Earl who carried out the post-mortem examination on Jodie's body after she was stabbed to death on 1 March.
The 17-year-old died from a single stab wound to her back which almost passed through her body, Dr Fegan-Earl said.
He added that the wound was 18cm deep, cut through her skin, fat, muscle, ribs and her right lung.
Dr Fegan-Earl told the jury he attributed Jodie's cause of death as a combination of shock and haemorrhage due to the stab wound to the back.
The court then heard from Ashley Windsor - an expert in imagery analysis - who took jurors through a series of CCTV clips.
One of them showed two men getting out of Manuel Petrovic's Vauxhall Corsa - Mr Windsor said the "wide stride" of the walk of one of the men was consistent with the stride of Svenson Ong-a-Kwie.
See yesterday's live page here.
Welcomepublished at 10:40 British Summer Time 27 September 2019
Image source, JULIA QUENZLERWe are now on day nine of the trial into four people charged with the murder of 17-year-old Jodie Chesney.
Today, the jurors are expected to hear an analysis of phone data.
The public gallery has been filling up throughout the morning, while press take their seats on the press bench.