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| Jodie Chesney: Killer targeted 'wrong people' court told | Jodie Chesney: Killer targeted 'wrong people' court told |
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| A girl scout was stabbed in the back by mistake after her killer attacked "the wrong people", a court has heard. | A girl scout was stabbed in the back by mistake after her killer attacked "the wrong people", a court has heard. |
| The comment was made by Manuel Petrovic, 20, one of four accused of the fatal stabbing of Jodie Chesney in Amy's Park, Harold Hill, on 1 March. | The comment was made by Manuel Petrovic, 20, one of four accused of the fatal stabbing of Jodie Chesney in Amy's Park, Harold Hill, on 1 March. |
| While on remand over the killing, Mr Petrovic protested his innocence, saying he was only asked to drive to Harold Hill, and not why. | While on remand over the killing, Mr Petrovic protested his innocence, saying he was only asked to drive to Harold Hill, and not why. |
| A transcript of a secret recording made by prison authorities was read out. | |
| In the 24 May prison recording he told his friends: "I'm going to say I'm a drug dealer, I broke the law with my driving and s***. | In the 24 May prison recording he told his friends: "I'm going to say I'm a drug dealer, I broke the law with my driving and s***. |
| "I ain't going to go guilty for something I have not done. I'm no murderer," the Old Bailey jury heard. | "I ain't going to go guilty for something I have not done. I'm no murderer," the Old Bailey jury heard. |
| During a second visit on 3 August, Petrovic allegedly said to a friend that 17-year-old Jodie was stabbed after his co-defendant Svenson Ong-a-Kwie was "cheffed" (slashed with a knife). | During a second visit on 3 August, Petrovic allegedly said to a friend that 17-year-old Jodie was stabbed after his co-defendant Svenson Ong-a-Kwie was "cheffed" (slashed with a knife). |
| According to the transcript Mr Petrovic said: "They went to bang out on their ops (opposition) and banged out the wrong people." | According to the transcript Mr Petrovic said: "They went to bang out on their ops (opposition) and banged out the wrong people." |
| Asked how he knew that, he replied: "Uh? Because I know that ... It was to do with Svenson's op - they cheffed him up a couple of month or something, a couple of months before. | Asked how he knew that, he replied: "Uh? Because I know that ... It was to do with Svenson's op - they cheffed him up a couple of month or something, a couple of months before. |
| "He went to ride out and rid out on the wrong people in the park and they thought it was them because they chill in that area. | "He went to ride out and rid out on the wrong people in the park and they thought it was them because they chill in that area. |
| "That's why she got it from behind," he added. | "That's why she got it from behind," he added. |
| Jodie was stabbed in the back while sitting with friends in an east London park on the evening of 1 March. | Jodie was stabbed in the back while sitting with friends in an east London park on the evening of 1 March. |
| Mr Petrovic denies murder along with Mr Ong-a-Kwie and two youths aged 16 and 17, from east London. | Mr Petrovic denies murder along with Mr Ong-a-Kwie and two youths aged 16 and 17, from east London. |
| The court heard Mr Petrovic had convictions dating back to 2013 including for possession of cannabis and handling stolen goods. | The court heard Mr Petrovic had convictions dating back to 2013 including for possession of cannabis and handling stolen goods. |
| Mr Ong-a-Kwie had pleaded guilty to possession of class A and B drugs when he was 16 years old. | Mr Ong-a-Kwie had pleaded guilty to possession of class A and B drugs when he was 16 years old. |
| He also had a conviction for the supply of cocaine and having stolen goods. | He also had a conviction for the supply of cocaine and having stolen goods. |
| According to agreed facts read to court, the 16-year-old defendant, then aged 14, had been involved in an incident in a shop in which a member of staff was attacked with a screwdriver. | According to agreed facts read to court, the 16-year-old defendant, then aged 14, had been involved in an incident in a shop in which a member of staff was attacked with a screwdriver. |
| The youth went on to plead guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possessing a pointed article. | The youth went on to plead guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possessing a pointed article. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |