Murder Accused 'Scared' of Pensioner ; Defendant Denies Bus-Stop Attack

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A TRAINEE bricklayer accused of clubbing a pensioner to death with a length of wood said he grabbed it because he was scared of being assaulted and wanted to ward off an attack.

Alec Pearn, who denies murdering Peter Seaman at a bus stop in Dobwalls, South East Cornwall, on August 7 last year, said he had been "frightened" for his safety following an altercation.

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Murder Accused 'Scared' of Pensioner ; Defendant Denies Bus-Stop Attack

The 21-year-old, who was 20 at the time of the attack, told Truro Crown Court that he was sitting at the bus stop, quietly waiting for a lift from ...

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