‘Killer wasn’t trying to steal neck chain from this man’s body – he was checking to see if he was ok’

A killer accused of trying to steal a neck chain from a student he had just stabbed to death was only ‘looking to see if he was hurt’, a court heard. James Scobie, defending, said it was ‘scurrilous’ to accuse the alleged murderer of attempting to rob the corpse. Damani Mauge, 17, bled to death on the 130 bus near Selhurst Park football stadium in Whitehorse Lane, Croydon, on 8 March. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named due to his…