Owen Dunn could not have been saved after he was stabbed, court told

Owen Dunn had no injuries that suggested any aggressive activity by him, a pathologist told court

A teenager who was stabbed could not have been saved by "even the most skilled surgeon", a jury has heard.

A forensic pathologist examined Owen Dunn, 18, after he was stabbed in Swindon on 4 December 2022.

Tyler Hunt, 18, of Princess Cottages, Swindon, and a 15-year-old boy who cannot be named, both deny his murder.

Mr Dunn had no injuries that suggested any aggressive activity by him, Home Office pathologist Dr Basil Nigel Purdue told Bristol Crown Court.

Dr Purdue added that Mr Dunn had a number of small injuries but the main one was to the front, high on the left side of the chest.

It was caused by a pointed object a knife of some kind that made a slit to the skin, the jury heard.

Even the "most skilled surgeon" would not have been able to save Mr Dunn, the court was told

The other injuries were small bruises, marks and grazes consistent with Mr Dunn collapsing and falling from his bike onto the floor, the jury heard.

All of his other organs were healthy and no alcohol or drugs were found in his system, Dr Purdue told the court.

The cause of death was said to have been a stab wound to the chest.

Dr Purdue said "even the most skilled surgeon" would not have been able to save Mr Dunn.

He said he had been asked to comment on the defence account that Mr Dunn had impaled himself on the knife.

He said it was theoretically possible, but certain exacting conditions would have to be present - for example, the angle of his body and the way the knife was held - and he could not say whether they were or not.

The trial continues.