A man on trial accused of attempted murder says he was stabbed, shot at and run over in a dispute between two groups of feuding former friends.
Rio Jones shot an innocent 15-year-old girl (Girl A) in the neck as he fired six bullets at another man, whom he also struck, as he chased him through the streets of Toxteth on an electric bike. The 19-year-old defendant today took to the stand to give his evidence, and told the jury that the events followed a schism in his friendship circle after one of its members was murdered.
Liverpool Crown Court heard that he had known the "target" of his shooting, who cannot be named for legal reasons and will instead be referred to as Male A by the ECHO, "since he was young". The 20-year-old was "just from the area", a "friend of a friend".
