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Alleged killer was in "horrific shock" after fight with victim

7:49am Thursday 18th October 2007

THE mother of the girlfriend of alleged murderer Aaron Roche has told a court how he arrived at her house in "horrific shock" after a fight with victim Dele Little.

Court hears of victim's past

7:47am Thursday 18th October 2007

JURORS were told about Dele Little's chequered history.

Accused killer was "delightful" young man, court hears

5:53pm Wednesday 17th October 2007

THE godfather of the man accused of murdering Dele Little told a court today how Aaron Roche was a "delightful young man."

Dele murder trial: Accused says friend could have caused wound

7:38am Wednesday 17th October 2007

THE man accused of murdering teenager Dele Little told a court how one of the teenager's friends could have inflicted the fatal knife injury.

Dele murder trial: Accused 'not aware he had stabbed anyone'

7:35am Wednesday 17th October 2007

THE man accused of murdering teenager Dele Little told the court how he was not aware that he had stabbed anybody.

Dele murder trial: Friend describes accused as a 'gentleman'

9:00am Tuesday 16th October 2007

AN alleged murderer was a former public schoolboy who was "kind, generous, open-hearted, honest, polite, a gentleman", a court has been told.

Dele murder trial: Accused would "walk away" from violence

4:02pm Monday 15th October 2007

ALLEGED murderer Aaron Roche was a former pupil at one of Hampshire's top independent schools, a court heard today.

Neighbour was'astounded' over murder charge

7:30pm Friday 12th October 2007

ONE of the country's senior civil servants today testified about the good character of the man accused of murdering Dele Little.

I thought I was going to die, says alleged killer

4:44pm Friday 12th October 2007

THE man accused of murdering a Hampshire teenager repeatedly told detectives how he thought he was "going to die" as he was beaten up by the teenager, a court heard.

Murder accused had collection of knives, jury told

10:57am Friday 12th October 2007

THE man accused of murdering a Hampshire teenager owned a small collection of knives, a court heard.

Defendant showed police injuries from fatal fight, jury hears

2:08pm Thursday 11th October 2007

A MAN accused of murdering a Hampshire teenager showed his injuries to police to back up his claim that he had acted in self-defence, a court heard.

Jurors hear of frantic bid to save Dele's life

7:10am Thursday 11th October 2007

A MURDER trial heard of the frantic attempts to save a teenager's life outside a Hampshire community centre.

Pal tells how he comforted dying Dele

12:38pm Wednesday 10th October 2007

A FRIEND of alleged murder victim Dele Little told a court today how he comforted the dying boy.

Alleged murder displayed bravado prior to fight

8:07am Wednesday 10th October 2007

MURDER trial witnesses today described how they watched alleged murderer display bravado in the moments before a fatal fight.

Alleged murderer tried to calm girlfriend before fight

7:07pm Tuesday 9th October 2007

ANOTHER teenage witness today told how he warned alleged murderer Aaron Roche to avoid a clash with victim Dele Little.

Murder accused was warned he would lose fight with Dele

9:00am Saturday 6th October 2007

ALLEGED murderer Aaron Roche ignored warnings that Dele Little would beat him in a fight minutes before the fatal stabbing, a court has been told.

Murder accused went ahead with fight not to lose face with girlfriend

1:55pm Friday 5th October 2007

A MAN accused of murdering Hampshire teenager Dele Little went ahead with the fatal fight because he did not want to lose face in front of his girlfriend, a court heard today.

Court told how fight broke out

7:44am Friday 5th October 2007

THE details of how stab victim Dele Little beat up the man accused of later killing him have been laid bare to a court by a 16-year-old boy.

Girls tell court they heard threat to kill Dele

4:34pm Thursday 4th October 2007

TWO girls have told a court how they heard a man threaten to kill Dele Little but did not believe it would come to anything.

"I'm struggling to breathe," the last words of stabbed Dele

1:40pm Thursday 4th October 2007

"I'M struggling to breathe." Those were the last words said by teenager Dele Little after he was stabbed through the heart during a fight, a court was told yesterday.

Teenager in tears as she recalls Dele's dying moments

1:54pm Wednesday 3rd October 2007

A TEENAGE girl broke down in tears as she told a court of the moment she saw stab victim Dele Little collapsed on the floor.

Teenager tells murder trial of moments before Dele stabbing

11:18am Wednesday 3rd October 2007

A 17-year-old girl has told a court of the moments that led up to and followed the stabbing of Hampshire teenager Dele Little.

Man accused of Dele murder had knife 'designed for stabbing,' court heard

11:15am Wednesday 3rd October 2007

A MAN fatally stabbed a teenage boy through the heart using a knife that he bought with a DVD that taught him to "do tricks" with it.

Stabbed teen's friends beat knifeman, court told

11:11am Tuesday 2nd October 2007

FRIENDS of a 15-year-old boy stabbed through the heart severely beat the man responsible after realising a knife had been used, a court heard today.

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