A MAN accused of murder said "I've killed him" after the fatal stabbing of Kyle Walley, a court heard. 

The trial of Mark Harley Jones, aged 20, continued at Mold Crown Court on Wednesday (March 8). 

Jones, of Chester Road, Wrexham, admits causing the death of Mr Walley, aged 19, but denies murder. 

Mr Walley died on July 11, 2021, after being stabbed through the heart by Jones at his flat in Rhosymedre as the pair drank together ahead of the European Championship football final. 

At the second day of the trial, the court heard from two witnesses and Home Office pathologist, Dr Jonathan Medcalf, who conducted the post-mortem examination of Mr Walley's body. 

Andrew Ford KC, acting on behalf of the defence, outlined the defence's case. He said Jones was acting in self-defence.

Mr Ford said Jones claims he and Mr Walley were in a "struggle" after the latter had allegedly attacked him with a knife.

The first witness gave evidence by the way of footage from his police interview and via a video link. 

He said he came face to face with Jones on the car park next to the flats on the afternoon of July 11, 2021.

"We both just stared at each other for like four to five seconds," he told the court. 

"He went back around the corner and then returned after a few seconds. He was carrying his bike and looked really panicked.

"He had blood all over his left hand and he said to me: 'I've stabbed him. I'm going to get life for this - I've killed him. I don't know where to go or what to do'."

The witness said Jones then left the scene. The witness then spoke to an elderly man living in a nearby bungalow about what Jones had said. It was the elderly man who then informed the police.

The trial then heard from Atia Jones - who had been speaking to Mr Walley over social media in the days before his death. 

She hadn't met him, but was speaking to him over the phone at 4.30pm on July 11, 2021. 

The phone call lasted 22 minutes, but 17 minutes into it, the phone went silent. 

She said that Mr Walley had told her he had drank half a bottle of whiskey and another bottle of an alcoholic beverage. 

Miss Jones told the court that Mr Walley had seemed upset whilst they talked on the phone - and said this was caused by Jones. 

Mr Walley moved to the kitchen for more privacy, before Jones came in and an argument ensued. 

"It calmed down for a few seconds, and then it escalated," Miss Jones said. 

Mr Walley told Miss Jones that the defendant was "stabbing himself in the leg", and that he'd been "doing it all day". 

She said Mr Walley told Jones to "put the knife down, kiddo", and that Jones was saying "I can't help it, it's my ADHD". 

Miss Jones then heard screaming before the phone went silent, except for "heavy breathing" noises. 

"I felt that Kyle had been hurt as I couldn't hear him any longer," she said.

The court then heard evidence from Dr Jonathan Medcalf. 

He said that Mr Walley had sustained two incised (stab) wounds on his abdomen. One was located near Mr Walley's neck and measured 1.7cm in length and 2cm in depth. Dr Medcalf said the collarbone likely stopped the knife going any deeper.

The second was much larger, measuring 3.2cm long and approximately 9cm in depth and was located on the upper chest area. 

It was the second of the wounds that Dr Medcalf said caused Mr Walley's death. 

He said the knife had passed through Mr Walley's ribs, through his left lung and into the left side of the heart. 

Dr Medcalf said the fatal blow would have needed "moderate" force to send the blade roughly 9cm deep into Mr Walley's chest, piercing his heart and causing lung damage.

The pathologist also explained that the sternum had been 'fractured centrally', but added that this could have occurred inadvertently during attempts to resuscitate Mr Walley.

Dr Medcalf also observed pictures of Jones' left hand where he had sustained a 'deep laceration' which was treated at Wrexham Maelor after his arrest.

He told the court that this was 'most likely' to have been caused by the sharp blade of a knife, but he added that he could not be certain of this - he suggested it could have also been self-inflicted or a defensive injury.

The trial continues.