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Teenager Tristan Kerr bled to death after being stabbed with a zombie knife, Newport Crown Court hears
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A 17-year-old boy named Tristan Kerr bled to death in the street after being stabbed through the heart and lung with a zombie knife during an attack at a house in Abertridwr, Caerphilly. Four defendants—Georgie Mears, Connor Palfrey, Ricardo Elliot, and Elexi Manny—are on trial at Newport Crown Court, denying charges of murder through joint enterprise. Prosecutors alleged the group had been involved in dealing drugs and collecting drug debts prior to the incident.
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- Tristan Kerr, 17, suffered a fatal 13.5cm stab wound to the heart and lung during an attack in Abertridwr.
- Georgie Mears is accused of carrying out the stabbing with a zombie knife.
- Connor Palfrey, Ricardo Elliot, and Elexi Manny are co-defendants on trial alongside Mears.
- All four defendants deny the charge of murder through joint enterprise.
- Prosecutors stated that text messages indicated some of the defendants were involved in drug dealing and collecting debts.
- Following the incident, the defendants fled in a Volkswagen Polo driven by Manny and were later arrested in Hereford.