Summary

  • Day 11 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 Jodie

  1. Witness sent money to Mr Ong-a-Kwiepublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 2 October 2019

    Crispin Aylett QC has asked Mr Giles-Wyatt how he knew defendant Svenson Ong-a-Kwie.

    "We were friends and we worked together," the 18-year-old answered.

    "I used to see him once or twice a week."

    On Saturday 2 March, £70 was transferred to Mr Ong-A-Kwie's bank account from Mr Giles-Wyatt's girlfriend.

    A bank statement in Mr Ong-a-Kwie's name was shown to the jury.

  2. Jury backpublished at 11:57 British Summer Time 2 October 2019

    The trial has resumed following the mid-morning break.

    The jury will now hear from witness Tom Giles-Wyatt.

  3. Witness leaves the courtpublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 2 October 2019

    The 17-year-old has left the witness box.

    Jurors are expected to hear from another witness Tom Giles-Wyatt after a mid-morning break.

    We will be back at 11:45.

  4. Why are screens put in place for witnesses at court?published at 11:24 British Summer Time 2 October 2019

    Danny Shaw
    BBC Home Affairs Correspondent

    Eddie CoyleImage source, Julia Quenzler
    Image caption,

    Jodie's boyfriend Eddie Coyle, 18, requested a screen at the Old Bailey trial

    During court hearings, some witnesses are allowed by the judge to give their evidence without being present in court or without being seen by everyone in court.

    In such cases, "special measures" are introduced which might involve a witness testifying from behind a screen so only the judge, jurors and barristers can see them, or by video-link from somewhere outside the courtroom.

    The central purpose of "special measures" is to make it less stressful for witnesses to give their evidence.

    The measures can be applied to witnesses for either side - the prosecution and the defence - and the kind of cases in which they can be used are set out in guidance by the Crown Prosecution Service.

    They include trials in which people allege they've witnessed serious violence or been the victim of a sexual offence.

    Those who are assessed as "vulnerable" - if they're under 18, have a mental health problem or disability - may also be permitted to testify from behind a screen or by video-link.

    A variety of other types of "special measures" are also available, such as hearing evidence without the public being present - but this is applied less often.

  5. Mr Ong-a-Kwie 'no different' on phone after Jodie's deathpublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 2 October 2019

    Svenson Ong-a-KwieImage source, Julia Quenzler

    "Did Svenson say anything that happened an hour or so later in Amy's Park?" Ms Forshaw asked.

    "No," the witness replied.

    "You are quite close friends with Svenson aren't you? And we know at about 21:20, a girl was killed in Harold Hill - and he never told you?"

    "No," the witness replied.

    "There is a call just after the girl died between you and Svenson for 50 seconds - did he say anything about that to you?"

    "No," the witness replied.

    "Did Svenson seem different at all to you during the call?"

    "No," the witness said.

  6. Witness booked taxi for Mr Ong-a-Kwiepublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 2 October 2019

    At 20:11 on 1 March, the witness booked a mini-cab with A1 Minicabs for Mr Ong-a-Kwie.

    The records held by A1 cabs show that the witness booked the taxi under his own name to be taken to Chippenham Road in Harold Hill.

    "Did Svenson ask you to book the taxi under your own name?", Ms Forshaw asked.

    "No," the witness replied.

    "Had you booked a taxi for Svenson before?", she asked.

    "Yes," he replied.

  7. Witness 'tried to meet' with Svenson Ong-a-Kwiepublished at 11:02 British Summer Time 2 October 2019

    The 17-year-old witness has continued giving evidence following Monday's delay.

    Sarah Forshaw QC, for Manuel Petrovic, told jurors that the witness was friends with Svenson-Ong-A-Kwie, 19, for a number of years.

    A number of texts were passed between the witness as Mr Ong-a-Kwie on 1 March.

    "Where you trying to arrange to meet him?", Ms Forshaw asked.

    "Yeah we were going to meet", he replied.

  8. Screen put in placepublished at 10:57 British Summer Time 2 October 2019

    A screen is being put in place for the first witness of the day, who cannot be named for legal reasons.

  9. What happened on Monday?published at 10:55 British Summer Time 2 October 2019

    Phone mastsImage source, PA Media

    Monday's proceedings halted early in the afternoon when one of the 12 jurors became unwell.

    Prior to that Richard Baxter - a phone data analyst - entered the witness box to explain to the jury why relevant cell site data was relevant in trials.

    He said: "When your mobile phone switches on and is being used to make calls or texts this will go through a mast - usually the closest one to the phone.

    "There are only four networks - EE, Vodafone, Three and 02.

    "Police can go to these four networks and find information including billing information and cell site information used to plot the movements of a phone."

    Using cell data Mr Baxter was able to outline Svenson Ong-a-Kwie's movements after leaving the cafe until later that evening on 1 March. The data placed Mr Ong-a-Kwie in various locations including the Amy's Park area.

    A 17-year-old boy was later called as a witness and he said he booked a cab for Mr Ong-a-Kwie - something he did "for all my mates", he told the court.

    After Mr Ong-a-Kwie's arrest, the teenager told jurors he deleted his number from his phone.

  10. Welcomepublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 2 October 2019

    JodieImage source, Family handout

    The Jodie Chesney murder trial resumes today after a one-day break yesterday.

    The prosecution continues its case against two men and two teenage boys accused of killing the 17-year-old girl in a park in east London.

    Jurors are expected to hear from witness Tom Giles-Wyatt this morning.

    We will be bringing you the latest updates from the 11th day of the trial here at the Old Bailey.