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Javaid Ali murder trial: 'No prints' from accused found | Javaid Ali murder trial: 'No prints' from accused found |
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No fingerprints from a man accused of murder were found at the store where he is alleged to have fatally stabbed a shopkeeper, a court has heard. | No fingerprints from a man accused of murder were found at the store where he is alleged to have fatally stabbed a shopkeeper, a court has heard. |
Lee Anderson, 31, denies killing Javaid Ali, 48, at Sunshine Grocers, Green Road, Paisley, on 15 June last year. | Lee Anderson, 31, denies killing Javaid Ali, 48, at Sunshine Grocers, Green Road, Paisley, on 15 June last year. |
He has lodged special defences of alibi and incrimination, naming five others. | He has lodged special defences of alibi and incrimination, naming five others. |
The High Court in Glasgow heard that fingerprints of one of these five men was found on a money box cash tray found near to where Mr Ali was stabbed. | The High Court in Glasgow heard that fingerprints of one of these five men was found on a money box cash tray found near to where Mr Ali was stabbed. |
Mr Ali died in hospital on 29 June 2012 without gaining consciousness. | Mr Ali died in hospital on 29 June 2012 without gaining consciousness. |
Friendship claim | Friendship claim |
Scene of crime examiner Anne-Marie McIntosh, 28, told the court on Friday that she and her colleagues examined the interior of the shop for a day and then spent months examining the contents looking for fingerprints. | Scene of crime examiner Anne-Marie McIntosh, 28, told the court on Friday that she and her colleagues examined the interior of the shop for a day and then spent months examining the contents looking for fingerprints. |
The jury was told that print impressions were found on the inside wall of the cash tray in a black cash box. | The jury was told that print impressions were found on the inside wall of the cash tray in a black cash box. |
Fingerprint expert Lesley Brown, 40, told the court that the prints matched the forefinger and middle finger of 21-year-old Sean Gibson. | Fingerprint expert Lesley Brown, 40, told the court that the prints matched the forefinger and middle finger of 21-year-old Sean Gibson. |
In evidence, Mr Gibson from Paisley, who was a regular customer at Sunshine Grocers, was asked by prosecutor John Scullion: "Did you stab Javaid Ali? | |
He replied: "No, it's silly. Jav was my friend." | |
Mr Scullion then asked: "How does it make you feel?" and Mr Gibson said: "Hurt and angry. Jav was my friend. What would I want to stab him for? I got on well with him. I liked him." | |
Mr Gibson was asked if he had any explanation for his fingerprints being found inside the cash box and replied: "No, I can't remember touching it." | |
"I got Jav a box similar to that, but it wasn't that one it was smaller. It was also black." | |
He added: "There are a 101 reasons why my fingerprints are inside the cash box. I didn't stab Javaid. I didn't murder him." | |
Under cross-examination by defence QC Brian McConnachie, Mr Gibson was asked: "Do you accept that you were disrespectful to Mr Ali and took the mickey out of him?" and he replied: "No." | |
'Not stealing' | |
Mr McConnachie then said: "Do you accept that you think of yourself as a bit of a hard man, a gangster, a ned?" and Mr Gibson said: 'No." | |
The QC said: "There would be no legitimate reason for you to touch this cash box?" and Mr Gibson said: "My fingerprints are on the box, but I don't know, I can't remember. I wasn't stealing from the box." | |
Mr Gibson claimed he was looking after his baby son on the afternoon that Mr Ali was stabbed. | |
Earlier in evidence, Kelly McDonald, 28, the partner of Sean Dock - one of the other men incriminated by the accused, denied that she had given him a false alibi for the time Mr Ali was stabbed. | Earlier in evidence, Kelly McDonald, 28, the partner of Sean Dock - one of the other men incriminated by the accused, denied that she had given him a false alibi for the time Mr Ali was stabbed. |
She told defence QC Brian McConnachie: "I know Sean never done it. I know he never committed the crime. He was with me. I'm telling the truth." | She told defence QC Brian McConnachie: "I know Sean never done it. I know he never committed the crime. He was with me. I'm telling the truth." |
Mr Anderson denies all the charges against him. | Mr Anderson denies all the charges against him. |
The trial before temporary judge Sean Murphy continues. | The trial before temporary judge Sean Murphy continues. |
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