Witness tells murder trial he saw blood coming from boy who collapsed on pavement

A witness told the murder trial of a 15-year-old boy that he saw blood near someone who collapsed near his home.

The man gave evidence in the trial of 16 and 17-year-old boys who are stated to have assaulted Amen Teklay in the St George’s Cross area of Glasgow on March 5, 2025.

Prosecutors claim the boys – who cannot be identified due to their age – brandished a sword and frying pan at Amen while both masked.

It is said Amen – who lived in the city with his father, but was originally from Eritrea – was chased.

The charge states that he was struck with the sword and left so severely hurt that he passed away in the city’s Clarendon Street.

A special defence of self-defence has been lodged by the 16-year-old boy on trial.

The man, who is a delivery driver, told the court on Monday that he saw three people arguing on the street outside his flat around 10pm to 10.30pm.

He went on: “They looked like they were trying to punch each other but I didn’t see any weapons due to it being dark.

“It looked like they were having a go at each other.”

The man stated that he saw one of the boys run off down Clarendon Street.

Prosecutor Adrian Stalker asked what happened and the witness replied: “He collapsed further down. He was just running and collapsed to the ground.

“I assumed it was a punch to the head and he was just going unconscious.”

When asked what he noticed about the person, the man replied: “I started to see blood on the pavement.

“The ground was wet due to the rain – you can see it coming out. There was quite a lot of blood and I phoned an ambulance.”

The man’s 999 call was played to the court, in which he told the person at the other end of the line that he could “see blood and I’m three [floors] up.”

Brian McConnachie KC, defending the 16-year-old, asked the witness if he saw anything when the person collapsed.

He replied: “He dropped what looked like a weapon.” The witness later stated that it had a blade on it.

When asked if it was a two-foot-long knife, the man replied: “It looked like a weapon.”

Another man, who earlier gave evidence, claimed that he saw two “kids” with faces masked “arguing” with another “kid” outside his flat.

The chef stated that he saw one of the pair with “holding a knife which seemed like a sword.”

The man claimed that the two kids moved forward while the other looked like “he was about to leave.”

The witness stated that he later heard a “scream.”

Mr Stalker asked if he saw one of the people dropping a scooter and putting the knife in a sheath, and he replied: “Yes.”

The trial continues before Judge Lord Colbeck.