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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Matthew Cooper

Park murder accused, 15, told witness he had anger issues, jury told

Police officers at the scene of the assault in Franklin Park, Leicester (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Archive)

A 15-year-old boy accused of killing a pensioner in a park appeared to be “overwhelmed, scared and nervous” and told friends he had “anger issues” a day after the alleged murder, a teenage witness has told a jury.

In a pre-recorded video interview played to Leicester Crown Court, the witness, who cannot be named because of his age, said the accused youth had also said he was “planning to go somewhere far … like a different city”.

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