Four charged with murdering teenager Tristan Kerr in Caerphilly

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 12 Oct, 19:02 · Archive

A 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed through the heart and lung at a house in Abertridwr, Caerphilly on 5 February.

Tristan Kerr, 17, was fatally stabbed through the heart and lung at his friend Ieuan 'Eddie' Crane's house on Lower Francis Street in Abertridwr, Caerphilly on the evening of Thursday, 5 February. He was playing Fortnite with Mr Crane at the time. Four people are standing trial for his murder at Newport Crown Court: Connor Palfrey, 25, of Aberfawr Terrace, Abertridwr; Georgie Mears, 19; Ricardo Elliot, 27; and Elexi Manny, 25. They all deny murder.

Giving evidence, Mr Crane described how Palfrey entered his house and greeted those in the living room, before Mears 'snuck in behind him and ran at Tristan who was on the settee'. The attack lasted around two minutes. Mr Crane said he did not initially realise Tristan had been stabbed. The prosecutor told jurors that Mears has accepted he stabbed Tristan but claims he acted in self-defence.

Mr Crane told the court that Tristan had had a 'beef' with Palfrey a few weeks before his death. He said he had seen a Snapchat video of Tristan chasing Palfrey with his lurcher greyhound-type dog. During the confrontation, Tristan had asked Palfrey: 'I thought you were going to beat me up?' However, Mr Crane said, the pair had settled their differences. He told the court: 'The beef had been squashed.' The court also heard that cannabis and ketamine were found at the house when it was searched after Tristan's death.

How it is being reported

• Friend's heartbreak as he realised 'Rambo-knife' stab victim Tristan Kerr was dying in his armsThe court heard that the teenager had "squashed his beef" with one of the attackers prior to his deathWalesOnline · 12 Oct, 18:38
• Murder victim chased defendant with dog weeks before fatal stabbing, jury hearsA jury has heard that Tristan Kerr, 17, chased one of the defendants with a dog and had a 'beef' with him before his fatal stabbing in CaerphillySouth Wales Argus · 12 Oct, 16:43
• Teenager had 'beef' with one of the men accused of murdering him, jury hears17-year-old Tristan Kerr had a “beef” with one of four people accused of murdering him, Newport Crown Court heard.South Wales Argus · 12 Oct, 14:44
• Live – Jury told of ‘beef' between boy and one of men accused of murdering himA jury has been told of a 'beef' between alleged murder victim 17-year-old Tristan Kerr and one of the four people accused of killing him in the lead up to his deathSouth Wales Argus · 12 Oct, 13:30

In this story: Tristan Kerr · Connor Palfrey · Georgie Mears · Ricardo Elliot · Elexi Manny · Ieuan Crane · Abertridwr · Newport Crown Court

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