Coral Edgar says she saw three fellow murder suspects stood over bleeding Lee McKnight
Lee McKnight
A woman has described hearing a ferocious late night attack unfolding in her Carlisle home, and told a jury she saw three fellow murder suspects standing over a bleeding Lee McKnight.
Coral Edgar is one of six people on trial at the city’s crown court.
All stand accused of murdering Mr McKnight, who was badly beaten and dumped in a river in his body was found just before 5.30am on July 24 2020.
Bespectacled and wearing a white blouse and jacket in the court witness box, Edgar, 26, told how she placed a drug order with her dealer, Mr McKnight, in an earlier Snapchat message exchange.
Lee McKnight murder: Co-accused heard ferocious attack at her home
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image captionLee McKnight s body was found dumped in Carlisle s River Caldew
A woman jointly accused of murder has told a jury she heard a ferocious attack in her home and that she saw three fellow murder suspects standing over a man covered in blood.
Lee McKnight, 26, was beaten at a property in Carlisle s Charles Street and his body found in a river in July 2020, the Carlisle Crown Court has heard.
Coral Edgar, at whose home the attack is alleged to have occurred, said she was terrified .
Six people deny Mr McKnight s murder.