The witness continues: “I know [the defendant’s] face from before that, from problems.”
Mr Hewitt says: “When did you last see him before that day?”
The witness continues: “I wouldn’t want to say, if I’m wrong, I’m wrong.”
Mr Hewitt says: “I’m going to suggest you haven’t seen him before at all.”
The witness continues: “I do know him.”
Mr Hewitt says: “Did you know his name was Idris Ahmed?”
The witness continues: “I said I knew his first name, but not his last name. I’m not good with last names.”
The witness says he did not have access to a phone at the time of the incident.
Mr Hewitt says: “Did you have access to a phone?”
The witness says: “No because I was on bail.”
Mr Hewitt says: “Wasn’t the name Idris Ahmed given to you?”
The witness says: “Idris’ name was given to me way before any of this happened
Mr Hewitt says: “As to the person who stabbed [your friend], the truth was you were unsure about it before the name Idris Ahmed was mentioned to you.”
The witness says: “No, I saw him and I recognised his face.”
Mr Hewitt says: “There were a lot of boys with afros and wearing t-shirt’s, it could have been any of them.”
The witness says: “I seen the guy, your honour.”
Mr Hewitt says: “Did anyone on the beach have problems with [your friend]?”
The witness says: “I did not know who he had problems with, I don’t know if he had problems, I don’t know your honour.”
Mr Hewitt says: “Could you have been wrong about who stabbed him.”
The witness says: “No.”