He told the court. “IConnor seemed scared and said that he had been involved in a fight. He said he had got out of the way but there were people chasing him, and could I come and pick him up?
“He seemed so scared that I said that I would. He said there had been a fight and his mate had been hit and he just needed to get out of there.
“He said he was near the doughnut roundabout, and when I got there I pulled over and called him again and he said he was outside the dance studio.