Knife victim called out for his mother

A knife victim called out for his mother as he lay dying from wounds he sustained trying to fend off a robber, the Old Bailey heard. Leo Marcus, 22, was three weeks shy of celebrating his 23 birthday when he was ambushed in Woolwich, southeast London on 10 July 2019. Shakim Purnell-Taylor, 19, snuck up behind Mr Marcus and held his by his throat while threatening him with a knife, prosecutors claim. The pair grappled but Purnell-Taylor stabbed Mr Marcus…