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Accused "spotted at murder scene" Accused "spotted at murder scene"
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A witness in the trial of the five people accused of the murder of Michael McIlveen said he was able to identify one of the defendants. A witness in the trial of the five people accused of the murder of Michael McIlveen said he was able to identify some of the defendants.
Chrisptopher Graham, 19, told the jury he saw 22-year-old Christopher Francis Kerr walk along the alleyway where the Ballymena schoolboy was killed.Chrisptopher Graham, 19, told the jury he saw 22-year-old Christopher Francis Kerr walk along the alleyway where the Ballymena schoolboy was killed.
Mr Graham, whose home backs onto the alleyway, said he had also heard someone shout: "Do it Mervyn".Mr Graham, whose home backs onto the alleyway, said he had also heard someone shout: "Do it Mervyn".
Mervyn Wilson Moon, 20, has already pleaded guilty to a charge of murder.Mervyn Wilson Moon, 20, has already pleaded guilty to a charge of murder.
He will be sentenced at the end of the trial.He will be sentenced at the end of the trial.
Mr Graham said he had seen three boys at the top of the alleyway after walking his girlfriend to her mother's car.Mr Graham said he had seen three boys at the top of the alleyway after walking his girlfriend to her mother's car.
He said he returned to his home via the alleyway and saw another defendant, Jeff Colin Lewis, 19, fighting with Michael McIlveen.He said he returned to his home via the alleyway and saw another defendant, Jeff Colin Lewis, 19, fighting with Michael McIlveen.
Mr Graham told the court the fight only lasted "around 20 seconds" before they were pulled apart.Mr Graham told the court the fight only lasted "around 20 seconds" before they were pulled apart.
He said both boys walked off to talk, but then saw "people coming from the other end of the alleyway, around 10 to 15 people."He said both boys walked off to talk, but then saw "people coming from the other end of the alleyway, around 10 to 15 people."
The witness told the jury that even though the attack happened in the middle of the night, the alleyway and part of his garden were "light enough" because of street lamps in a neighbouring car park.The witness told the jury that even though the attack happened in the middle of the night, the alleyway and part of his garden were "light enough" because of street lamps in a neighbouring car park.
Mr Graham told the court he saw Kerr "walking towards me. He had his hood up but I could see his face" and that another defendant, Christopher McLeister, 18, was also there.Mr Graham told the court he saw Kerr "walking towards me. He had his hood up but I could see his face" and that another defendant, Christopher McLeister, 18, was also there.
Aaron Cavana Wallace, 20, Jeff Colin Lewis, Christopher McLeister and a juvenile who cannot be named have denied murdering Michael McIlveen on 8 May, 2006.Aaron Cavana Wallace, 20, Jeff Colin Lewis, Christopher McLeister and a juvenile who cannot be named have denied murdering Michael McIlveen on 8 May, 2006.
The case continues.The case continues.