Leanne Flynn
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Appearances Over Time
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He's not just a prosecution witness.
He's also an alleged victim in this case because Riyad Boushaker is accused of, and he has pleaded not guilty to, assault causing harm to this man.
whom we can't actually name at this point because he was 17 when these criminal proceedings became live.
That happened as soon as Riyadh Bhushakar was charged.
So his anonymity is protected by law.
He told the jury yesterday he was on his way to work.
He was working in a city centre restaurant.
He was going there early so he could get prepped.
He said he heard a woman screaming across the road.
He saw a man assaulting this woman while holding a knife.
He said he went to intervene.
And then he described the moment he grabbed the knife.
He said another man, once he did that, another man struck the attacker with a motorcycle helmet.
He said that happened at roughly the same moment as he pulled the knife away.
He said he had to use force to prise it away.
He threw it to the ground.
He was asked what if any injuries he suffered as a result of his intervention.
And he said that he suffered minor scratches to his hand and cheek.
He was cross-examined.
He agreed that he had previously described the accused as appearing mentally unstable after being struck repeatedly with the motorcycle helmet.