Manuel Petrovic told jurors a gang of prisoners jumped him at maximum security HMP Belmarsh in London after his arrest on March 3. On the fourth day of his evidence Petrovic told jurors today Ong-a-Kwie spread rumours about him while the pair were both in custody at Belmarsh. He claimed inmates ambushed him while he was alone and slashed his face with a tin while punching him repeatedly. He said: "I had a couple of people jump me when I had just come on the wing [of Belmarsh prison]. Petrovic, of east London, Ong-a-Kwie, of Romford, a 17-year-old and 16-year-old, both from east London, who cannot be named, deny murdering Jodie.

Source: Daily Mirror October 16, 2019 14:37 UTC