A STAB victim’s friend was "hysterical" in the aftermath of an incident which saw dog walkers flag down police whilst a teenager bled to death, a court heard.

The prosecution continued to call forward witnesses on Tuesday as Elijah Clark stood trial for murder at Chelmsford Crown Court.

Clark, 18, denies murdering Andy Wood in Chelmsford last February.

The two had planned to meet shortly before midnight on Sunday, February 12 to carry out a drug deal.

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The prosecution accuses Clark of murdering Mr Wood “to teach him a lesson”, but the defence says Clark acted in self-defence.

As part of the prosecution’s case against Clark, several statements prepared by police officers were read to the court.

One officer, PC David Owen, recalled how his police vehicle was “flagged down” by two dog walkers who had encountered Mr Wood as he lay on the pavement bleeding from his neck.

A 999 call had been made at 11.32pm.

PC Owen’s statement read: “A member of the public flagged us down and directed us into Waterson Vale.

“Mr Wood was on his back and unresponsive.

“His friend was hysterical, saying ‘he wasn’t supposed to get stabbed – he’s been stabbed in the neck’.

“There was a large pool of blood off Mr Wood’s armpit and it had soaked into his clothing.”

Meanwhile, Clark had made his way from the scene near Waterson Vale back to his mother’s address in Gloucester Avenue.

The court was shown ring doorbell footage of Clark running through a housing estate before riding an e-scooter back to his address, arriving at 11.39pm.

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At 12.19am, Clark sent a message to his brother which read “askar heading towards the block”, which was described to the court as slang for “the police are coming to the house.”

Officers arrived at Clark’s address five minutes later.

The court on Tuesday was played body worn footage from the arrest.

One officer in the clip said: “We’re looking for someone who might have committed the most serious offence people can.”

When asked for his name, Clark replied: “Elijah Musa.”

PC Nicholas Baldwin, one of several officers who attended the address, noticed Clark had “a very swollen face” which had a 5cm bulge on his left eyebrow.

The trial continues.