Accused teenager claims he ‘swiped’ knife at this murder victim to scare him

A 16-year-old boy accused of knifing a teenager to death said he took a ‘swipe’ at the victim just to scare him. Nicola Leighton, 36, her son Tyreese Ulysses, 19, together with three boys, aged 15, 16 and 17, allegedly murdered Levi Ernest-Morrison, 17, in Sydenham, southeast London. Leighton and the four teenagers all deny murdering Levi on April 10. Giving evidence, the 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named, said he didn’t know they were going to Hazel Grove where…

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