Two teenage boys attacked in Bristol sustained fatal stab wounds – pathologist

A pathologist has told a assemblage however 2 teenage boys who died aft being attacked successful Bristol some sustained fatal stab wounds.

Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, were allegedly acceptable upon by 4 equipped teenagers aft leaving Mason’s location successful Ilminster Avenue successful the Knowle West country of Bristol soon aft 11pm connected January 27.

Five radical – Antony Snook, 45, Riley Tolliver, 18, and 3 boys aged 15, 16 and 17, who cannot beryllium named due to the fact that of their property – are connected proceedings astatine Bristol Crown Court charged with their murder.

The assemblage of 9 men and 3 women antecedently heard that Mason and Max had been wrongly identified arsenic being liable for bricks being thrown astatine a location successful the Hartcliffe country of Bristol earlier that evening.

In my opinion, these were unsurvivable injuries

Dr Russell Delaney

On Tuesday, Home Office pathologist Dr Russell Delaney gave grounds astir post-mortem examinations helium conducted connected some boys.

Dr Delaney told the tribunal however Mason sustained a stab coiled to his back, and a stab coiled to the beforehand of his chest/abdomen area.

He said: “He died contempt extended resuscitative measures. In my opinion, these were unsurvivable injuries.”

The tribunal heard the injuries were caused by “moderate” unit but Dr Delaney could not regularisation retired “more terrible force” being used.

Dr Delaney added that Mason had nary defensive-type injuries, for illustration to his hands.

Mason besides sustained abrasions, oregon grazes, to his near ear, nose, chin and near genu “in keeping with a illness to the ground”, the pathologist said.

Referring to injuries to Max, Dr Delaney described however helium had 1 stab coiled to his “right flank” which would person resulted successful “severe humor loss”.

He told the court: “He would person been susceptible of immoderate continued enactment aft wounded owed to the body’s quality to compensate for humor loss.

“As the bleeding continued, the compensating mechanics would person failed, starring rapidly and progressively to unconsciousness and cardiac arrest.

“He died contempt extended resuscitative measures.”

Dr Delaney said Max besides did not person immoderate antiaircraft injuries.

A CCTV camera connected Mason’s location captured however the onslaught lasted conscionable 33 seconds – including the Audi stopping, 4 teenagers allegedly jumping out, attacking the 2 friends, returning to the car and it driving off.

Mason and Max some died successful infirmary successful the aboriginal hours of January 28.

The 15-year-old lad connected proceedings has admitted murdering Mason but denies murdering Max. The 17-year-old lad has admitted manslaughter relating to Max, but denies murdering Max and Mason.

Jurors antecedently heard however a spot successful the Hartcliffe country of Bristol, which they were told has a rivalry with the Knowle West area, was targeted astatine astir 10pm connected January 27.

CCTV footage from that location shows radical extracurricular holding machetes and throwing bricks astatine the windows. A pistillate was injured successful the incident.

An hr later, Snook, Tolliver and the 3 teenage boys allegedly near the Hartcliffe country successful the Audi for “revenge”, Ray Tully KC prosecuting, antecedently said.

They drove past Mason and Max, who had conscionable near Mason’s home, and wrongly believed they had spotted those liable for the attack.

Mr Tully antecedently told the assemblage that they were “entirely wrong”, arsenic Max and Mason had “absolutely thing to do” with the incidental successful Hartcliffe.

Snook, Tolliver, the 16-year-old lad and the 17-year-old lad are charged with murdering Mason, unneurotic with the 15-year-old boy, connected January 27 this year.

Snook, Tolliver and the 3 teenage boys are charged with murdering Max connected the aforesaid date.