Teenager accused of machete murder said he was 'scared'

A teenager accused of murdering a man with a machete has said he feared he was being robbed.

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Romaine James is on trial at Leeds Crown Court for the bloody death of Saymore Kwashira.

Mr Kwashira was 23 when he was fatally stabbed in the stomach at a flat in Belle Isle last year.

James, who was 17 at the time, is accused of attacking him in cold blood before fleeing the premises. He admits killing him, but claims it was in self-defence.