KAIRON MUSIC TRIAL
During the trial Sawyers said he was carrying a large knife at the time for self-defence Kairon Sawyers, who was found guilty of manslaughter, after stabbing Dontae Davis pictured with a knife. He denied saying "Come 'round the corner" or "Come 'round the alleyway" and denied saying anything about a fight. "What you sayin', you good? You need to stop keeping bad company." He got off his bike and said "yo" to Dontae, he said. In his testimony, Sawyers said that on the day of the stabbing, he bumped into Dontae and stopped to speak to him to make sure he and Dontae were on good terms. The route they took led them to Clarence Road, near where that road meets the Lawrence Hill roundabout - and it was there they encountered Sawyers on his bicycle, who stopped and approached them. In the afternoon they met a boy aged 15 and the three went to a recording studio before walking towards the city centre at 6pm. Teenager on trial for murder tells jury: 'I was the victim of a stabbing'.
Bristol murder trial delayed by day after administrative error at prison.Later that day Dontae and the 17-year-old bought a large knife from a shop in Kingswood. The jury was told on the morning of October 14 last year a 17-year-old exchanged phone messages with Dontae where he spoke of 'buying a knife', having 'something to prove' and having his face covered when he met the 'opps' or opposition. The court heard by October 14 last year Sawyers and Dontae knew of each other as belonging to the rival groups. Mr Langdon said Sawyers was associated with a group known as the 24s and Dontae with the rival 16s and there was a history of conflict between the groups that prompted police involvement.
Later he walked into a hospital, had his wounds treated and was arrested for Dontae's murder. Sawyers cycled away from the scene and his knife was not found. Sawyers stabbed 18-year-old Dontae Davis to the left side of his chest, cutting Dontae's aorta and the aortic arch close to his heart.ĭontae Davis died in Lawrence Hill (Image: Avon and Somerset police) The prosecutor Andrew Langdon QC previously told the court that on October 14 last year Sawyers was involved in a knife fight with two other teenagers and he suffered three stab wounds. His friend, a 17-year-old youth, had an unused large knife which he discarded before he was arrested.
The court also heard that Dontae had a knife in his jacket pocket that he had used in the fight. They were first sent away to consider their decision at 3.30pm on April 21.ĭuring the trial, Sawyers told the court that he did not start the fight, while he also said the large knife he was carrying was for self defence. The jury deliberated for 14 hours and 33 minutes before reaching their verdict. Read more: Dontae Davis murder trial: Sawyers guilty of manslaughter Sawyers denied the murder charge and told the jury that he acted in self defence and that he was the victim of a stabbing. The court heard that the fatal stabbing occurred after a knife fight in an alley between youths from rival groups. However, a Bristol Crown Court jury found Sawyers not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter. Kairon Sawyers has been tried at Bristol Crown Court after Davis, 18, died of a stab wound in October 2021.ĭontae was found injured in Hayes Close, Lawrence Hill, at around 6.20pm on October 14 and Avon and Somerset Police charged 19-year-old Sawyers of Ewell Road, Whitchurch, with murder. A teenager has been found guilty of manslaughter after Dontae Davis was fatally stabbed in Lawrence Hill last year.
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