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| Woman 'shocked' at lover's attack | Woman 'shocked' at lover's attack |
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| A shopper accused of queue-jumping said she was "shocked" when her lover fatally punched an innocent man over the incident. | A shopper accused of queue-jumping said she was "shocked" when her lover fatally punched an innocent man over the incident. |
| Antonette Richardson, 37, said she was disgusted as Kevin Tripp, 57, was punched in the Sainsbury's store in Merton, south-west London, last June. | |
| Mr Tripp suffered fatal brain damage when he knocked his head on the ground, Southwark Crown Court heard. | Mr Tripp suffered fatal brain damage when he knocked his head on the ground, Southwark Crown Court heard. |
| Tony Virasami, 38, admits manslaughter but Ms Richardson denies the charge. | Tony Virasami, 38, admits manslaughter but Ms Richardson denies the charge. |
| The 37-year-old, from Sedgehill Road, Catford, south-east London, said she had no idea Virasami was going to react violently. | The 37-year-old, from Sedgehill Road, Catford, south-east London, said she had no idea Virasami was going to react violently. |
| I couldn't believe that he had hit someone. Not only that but he had hit the wrong person Antonette Richardson, defendant | |
| "I was absolutely disgusted," she said. "I was absolutely mortified. | "I was absolutely disgusted," she said. "I was absolutely mortified. |
| "I couldn't believe what he had done. I was totally shocked. | "I couldn't believe what he had done. I was totally shocked. |
| Ms Richardson had been accused of pushing in front of the queue by fellow shopper Adrian Prendergast as she went to buy a packet of cigarettes. | Ms Richardson had been accused of pushing in front of the queue by fellow shopper Adrian Prendergast as she went to buy a packet of cigarettes. |
| "I was quite shocked," she said. "I didn't think I was pushing in front of anyone. | "I was quite shocked," she said. "I didn't think I was pushing in front of anyone. |
| "It went on for quite a while. He got very aggressive. He was threatening to knock me out if I dared say anything else to him." | "It went on for quite a while. He got very aggressive. He was threatening to knock me out if I dared say anything else to him." |
| Shortly afterwards she phoned Virasami, who was waiting in a car nearby and came into the store, and she pointed out Mr Prendergast. | Shortly afterwards she phoned Virasami, who was waiting in a car nearby and came into the store, and she pointed out Mr Prendergast. |
| However, Virasami attacked Mr Tripp instead, the court heard. | However, Virasami attacked Mr Tripp instead, the court heard. |
| "I couldn't believe that he had hit someone," Ms Richardson told the court. "Not only that but he had hit the wrong person." | "I couldn't believe that he had hit someone," Ms Richardson told the court. "Not only that but he had hit the wrong person." |
| Mr Tripp, an ME sufferer who had a five-year-old daughter, died shortly afterwards in hospital. | Mr Tripp, an ME sufferer who had a five-year-old daughter, died shortly afterwards in hospital. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |