The victim died from chest wounds after a stabbing. The suspect denies murder and other charges.
Ambulance staff took Marshall to the hospital quickly. Armed police searched Ian James Franklin’s home. They also searched another house on Roche Avenue. The police did not find him there.
Police arrested Franklin later that same day. That’s what the jury at Leeds Crown Court heard. Jurors viewed pictures of blood stains. The stains were near Franklin’s home and in the alley where Marshall fell.
Franklin, 33, from Roche Avenue, denies murder. He also denies wounding Jason Rhodes, 33. Rhodes has no fixed address. Both men deny carrying blades in public.
Pathologist Dr. Louise Mulcahy gave evidence. She did a post mortem on Marshall and found wounds that damaged his jaw. A wrist bone was chipped, and rib cartilage was also injured. A knife was used thirteen times.
One neck wound went toward the back of the head. It was 3cm long and 1cm deep. The two fatal wounds were in his chest, going through his ribs. The wounds were 13.5cm & 14cm deep. This caused heavy internal bleeding.
One deep wound went through his lung and into his heart. There were wounds showing Marshall tried to defend himself. The knife in Franklin’s sink could have caused all injuries.
Franklin’s lawyer, Nicholas Johnson KC, asked questions. He asked if more than one knife was possible. As pathologist, she could not say for sure. She could not definitively say that specific knife caused that injury.
Marshall had a lot of alcohol in his system, two and a half times the driving limit. He had also taken cocaine. Marshall ran from Franklin’s house to the alley, and then collapsed there.
Paramedics found he wasn’t breathing and had no heartbeat. Someone was doing chest compressions. They rushed him to the hospital quickly and alerted staff for resuscitation.
The trial is still going on.