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Boy 'threw stones' at cricketers | Boy 'threw stones' at cricketers |
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Jurors have heard a 10-year-old boy admit to throwing stones at a man who later suffered a heart attack. | Jurors have heard a 10-year-old boy admit to throwing stones at a man who later suffered a heart attack. |
Ernest Norton died after he and his son James, 17, were targeted by a gang as they played cricket in a park in Erith, Kent, last February. | Ernest Norton died after he and his son James, 17, were targeted by a gang as they played cricket in a park in Erith, Kent, last February. |
The Old Bailey heard a tape of the boy, now 12, telling officers he had gone to the park with some other youths to fight another gang. | The Old Bailey heard a tape of the boy, now 12, telling officers he had gone to the park with some other youths to fight another gang. |
Five boys, now aged between 12 and 14, deny manslaughter and violent disorder. | Five boys, now aged between 12 and 14, deny manslaughter and violent disorder. |
'Different story' | 'Different story' |
The boy, who was the youngest in the group, sat in the dock beside his mother as the tape of his interview at Bexleyheath police station was played. | The boy, who was the youngest in the group, sat in the dock beside his mother as the tape of his interview at Bexleyheath police station was played. |
He said he threw about five stones at the Mr Norton and his son, who he claimed had told him and his friends to "eff off". | He said he threw about five stones at the Mr Norton and his son, who he claimed had told him and his friends to "eff off". |
In the interview an officer asked him: "Were you trying to hit the men?" He replied: "Not really." | In the interview an officer asked him: "Were you trying to hit the men?" He replied: "Not really." |
His mother told him to say "yes or no" and after being asked again he admitted: "Yeah." | His mother told him to say "yes or no" and after being asked again he admitted: "Yeah." |
The boy told the police how the day began with he and his friends taking a bus to the Bluewater shopping centre and having a meal at McDonald's before returning to Erith. | The boy told the police how the day began with he and his friends taking a bus to the Bluewater shopping centre and having a meal at McDonald's before returning to Erith. |
He then described what happened when they were at Erith leisure centre, where Mr Norton and his son were having a bowling practice in the tennis courts. | He then described what happened when they were at Erith leisure centre, where Mr Norton and his son were having a bowling practice in the tennis courts. |
"We went near the tennis courts. This man said to him 'eff off you little runt'. We all started throwing stones. This boy threw a rock at the man and he collapsed. We all ran away." | "We went near the tennis courts. This man said to him 'eff off you little runt'. We all started throwing stones. This boy threw a rock at the man and he collapsed. We all ran away." |
The trial was adjourned until Friday. |
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