A man accused of murder bought and smoked cannabis to "calm down" after reading news of the incident in the ECHO.
Anthony Williams is one of nine defendants currently standing trial charged with murdering Michael Toohey at an internet café in Liverpool city centre. The 18-year-old died after allegedly being chased into Mobiles Junction and Internet Café on Monument Place, off London Road, and battered by a gang who were "called in" by a 14-year-old boy.
Jurors previously heard that the deceased had been pressured into selling drugs by a man referred to as "Gerry", with the incident coming against the background of a "war" between rival dealers. However, co-defendant Keiron Williams claimed that he raced to the scene after being told that Mr Toohey had threatened the youth with a knife and that the teen had then brandished this weapon once he pursued him into the shop.
