Summary

  • Day 26 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

Live Reporting

Thomas Mackintosh and Claire Timms

  1. Welcome

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    The Jodie Chesney murder trial is now in its final stages as it continues into week seven.

    Each of the defence cases have now finished and all that is left to do is to read out to the jury some more agreed facts.

    After that the prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC will begin his closing speech.

    We will bring you the latest throughout the afternoon here at the Old Bailey.