THE boy accused of murdering Alfie Lewis told a court: "I was just trying to protect my own life."
Alfie, 15, was killed in front of other schoolchildren and their parents last November 7.
A jury heard he was stabbed twice with a 13cm kitchen knife, which pierced his heart.
The accused, 14 at the time, denies the murder in Leeds, saying he was scared of Alfie.
The boy said yesterday: "I saw Alfie walking towards me... that's when I froze.
"I pulled out the knife from my waistband and I turned to face Alfie. I took the knife out to scare him away.
"I thought he was going to attack me. He said: 'What you going to do with that?""
The boy said Alfie seemed surprised and "almost as if he was about laugh" to He added: "He then put his right hand down in his trousers and with his left hand he tried to grab my jacket.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 30, 2024 من Daily Mirror UK.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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