Day 22 of the trial of four people accused of murdering Jodie Chesney, 17.
Murder accused denies 'throwing friend under bus'
Court heard killer targeted the 'wrong people'
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
The jury has gone home for the day.
They will return at the slightly later time of 11:30 tomorrow so Natasha Wong QC can prepare her client - the 17-year-old defendant - for his time in the witness box.
Image source, Met PoliceSvenson Ong-a-Kwie has been asked to hold up an aerial image of Amy's Park to the jury.
He was asked to put a letter "S" to indicate where he was stood in the park.
Mr Ong-a-Kwie has finished giving his evidence.
Dan Johnson
BBC News
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Image source, Julia QuenzlerMr Sherrard has asked Mr Ong-a-Kwie why he had spent a week after Jodie's death with the 17-year-old boy, who he has blamed for her killing.
"Since it happened, the way your feeling at the time, to be alone, it's a big secret, you're just dealing with your own thoughts", Mr Ong-a-Kwie said.
"It's comforting to have someone who is going through the same thing.
"I was paranoid I was going to be arrested."
Image source, Met PoliceCharlie Sherrard QC has asked Mr Ong-a-Kwie if he has used or threatened anyone with a knife.
"Never in my life," Mr Ong-a-Kwie said.
"On 6 September, did you see the 17-year-old use a knife?"
"Yes, he stabbed me in my hand accidentally. He was trying to stab someone else, but ended up stabbing my hand," Mr Ong-a-Kwie replied.
"Did the 17-year-old have anything to do with what was going on in that incident?
Mr Ong-a-Kwie said the 17-year-old did not and added he didn't know his friend had a knife with him or had planned to use it.
The jury has returned from their afternoon break.
Svenson Ong-a-Kwie will be re-examined until the end of the day.
Svenson Ong-a-Kwie said he held back from telling police that the 17-year-old was the one who killed Jodie because he was "scared for his family".
"You were the one who killed Jodie weren't you?" Mr Aylett said.
"No," Mr Ong-a-Kwie replied.
Mr Aylett has finished questioning Mr Ong-a-Kwie.
The jury will now take a 20 minute break.
Image source, PADuring his police interview, Svenson Ong-a-Kwie replied "no comment" to all questions.
"You didn't tell the police that this was a case of mistaken identity, did you?" Mr Aylett asked.
"You didn't think to spare the family some grief and tell them that it was your co-defendant who had stabbed Jodie?
"That would have been the honest thing to do, wouldn't it?" Mr Aylett said.
"Yes it would have been," Mr Ong-a-Kwie said.
Crispin Aylett QC is now referring to witness Tom Giles-Wyatt, who previously told the court that Mr Ong-a-Kwie had called him saying, “I’ve done something real bad…I need money real quick”.
Mr Giles-Wyatt told jurors earlier in the trial that Mr Ong-a-Kwie had been in a van doing a job with him and his brother-in-law following Jodie's death.
"Someone in the van then mentioned the murder that had taken place in Amy’s Park and you replied 'yes, I know it's [expletive]. Who would do something like that?'” Mr Aylett said.
"That never happened, I've never met Tom," Mr Ong-a-Kwie said.
Image source, Family handoutSvenson Ong-a-Kwie has said he did not want to talk to anyone apart from those who were in Manuel Petrovic's car about what had happened on that night, jurors heard.
He had been up late on the Friday night and into Saturday morning while staying in Barking with the 17-year-old boy and two girls.
It was then, at about 04:00, when one of the girl's read out something that she had seen on social media about a girl being stabbed in Harold Hill.
He said he knew it was connected to him, but did not say anything in the presence of the two girls.
Svenson Ong-a-Kwie said his "unreliable" phone was to blame for connecting and disconnecting to the network on 1 March.
"It turned itself back on," he said, referring to when his phone connected to the network again shortly after Jodie was stabbed.
Svenson Ong-a-Kwie seen before dumping his trainers
The reason Mr Ong-a-Kwie burnt his clothes with a lighter after Jodie was stabbed was because the 17-year-old had told him about possible contamination.
"What were you worried about?" Mr Aylett asked.
"DNA contamination," Mr Ong-a-Kwie said.
"What kind of DNA? From the victim's blood?" Mr Aylett asked.
"Yes," Mr Ong-a-Kwie said.
"But I thought you weren't in touching distance with the 17-year-old defendant?"
On 2 March, Mr Ong-a-Kwie dumped his trainers in the bin, he told the court.
Mr Aylett said the 17-year-old didn't burn his hat he had on on 1 March, despite telling Mr Ong-a-Kwie to burn his entire newly-bought outfit.
"Didn't you ask him why he didn't get rid of his hat considering he asked you to get rid of everything?" Mr Aylett asked.
"I didn't notice his hat," Mr Ong-a-Kwie replied.
Image source, Met PoliceMr Aylett QC has asked Svenson Ong-a-Kwie about the clothes he was wearing on the day and evening of 1 March.
He was wearing a parka-style coat with a fur trim, a white Nike hoody and matching white tracksuit bottoms.
On his feet he had on a fairly new pair of Nike Air Max trainers.
The whole outfit would have cost him about £200, it was heard.
The 17-year-old defendant was wearing a black hoodie and black trousers, the court heard.
They jury has returned following the lunch break.
Crispin Aylett QC will continue to question Mr Ong-a-Kwie before he is re-examined.
The trial will resume at 14:00.
Image source, Family handoutTurning to a police map of the park, Mr Aylett said Jodie was closest to the 19-year-old defendant.
"The 17-year-old would have had to come across you to reach Jodie's back," Mr Aylett said.
"It was you who stabbed Jodie wasn't it?"
"No, I have never stabbed anybody," Mr Ong-a-Kwie replied.
"You had to chuck the knife didn't you?"
"No," Mr Ong-a-Kwie said.
Mr Aylett asked: "You heard Jodie scream?"
"I was running at the time," he replied.
"Have the screams haunted you? When you were in prison? Have the screams played on your mind? That your friend had stabbed a young innocent girl?
Mr Ong-a-Kwie asked what Mr Aylett meant.
"Or do you just not care?" Mr Aylett said.
"Of course I care. I have sisters. I grew up with women," Mr Ong-a-Kwie said.
Image source, Met PoliceMr Aylett suggested Mr Ong-a-Kwie and the 17-year-old defendant got out of the car "quite far away" from the park so that they could "creep up" on the group and "take them by surprise".
"They didn't notice you until you got to the gate of the park," Mr Aylett said.
"You can't sneak up on anyone at that park," Mr Ong-a-Kwie said.
Image source, Met PoliceMr Aylett has asked Mr Ong-a-Kwie if he saw anyone in the play area when driving along St Neot's Road.
Mr Ong-a-Kwie said he couldn't see anyone.
"You could see, that's the truth. You saw the group of people - they had phones they were using as torches. You assumed it was your ops," Mr Aylett said.
"No you go into the park yourself at night - you can't see a thing," Mr Ong-a-Kwie replied.
"The truth is - you saw the group in the play area and that's why you told Manuel to do a U-turn and pull over in Retford Road," Mr Aylett continued.
"No, you can't see a thing," Mr Ong-a-Kwie said.
When Mr Ong-a-Kwie arrived at Amy's Park he had two phones with him - his drugs phone and his personal phone, jurors heard.
Cell site evidence showed his 9982 telephone "detached’ from the network at 21:13 - minutes before Jodie was stabbed to death.
"You turned your phone off didn't you?" Mr Aylett said.
"No. It ran out of battery," he replied.
Mr Aylett then suggested the "glint" seen in the CCTV of the two boys getting out of Manuel Petrovic's car near Amy's Park was a "knife".
"You had the knife on you as soon as you got out of the car," Mr Aylett said.
"No, I had my phone in my hand," Mr Ong-a-Kwie replied.
CCTV of three accused killers in cafe before Jodie Chesney stabbing
Mr Aylett has asked Mr Ong-a-Kwie about his mobile phone.
Mr Ong-a-Kwie previously said his iPhone had a battery problem, meaning it would turn off "all the time".
His girlfriend struggled to get hold of him, and she could confirm that, he told jurors.
"On the day of 1 March, after spending time at the caff - you said you went to get your phone screen fixed. Why not just get a new one if it was letting you down?"
"I didn't have the money," Mr Ong-a-Kwie said.
"But you're a drug dealer. Phones are at the centre of your life," Mr Aylett said.
"I wasn't getting that much business," he replied.
"You have a lot of trainers," Mr Aylett said. "How much do they cost? You have about 10 pairs."
"Each trainer costs different," Mr Ong-a-Kwie replied.