An eyewitness to a shocking late-night fatal assault described trying to use his body as a shield in a heroic act against the laughing attackers.
Dad-of-two Dr Gary Jenkins was "beaten, robbed, tortured and left for dead" in a shocking attack that prosecutors allege was a killing motivated by "greed, homophobia, and a straightforward liking for violence".
Jason Edwards, living in Cardiff but originally from Liverpool, is one of three people who denies murdering Dr Jenkins in Cardiff's Bute Park last year.