Overview

• Michael Ormandy told jurors his 'Hitman' neck tattoo reflects a past fighting persona and said he previously did UFC before switching to boxing.
• He testified that he wore a bulletproof vest and sometimes carried a large kitchen knife for protection because he dealt drugs, claiming he left the knife at his hotel on the night in question.
• The court heard that Rebekah Campbell suffered 27 incised wounds, including 18 stab wounds and nine slashes concentrated on her left side, described by a pathologist as requiring severe force.
• Witness accounts presented to the jury include Ms Campbell shouting that she had been stabbed, telling neighbours 'my fella stabbed me', and asking an officer 'am I gonna die?' while being taken to hospital.
• Police arrested Ormandy minutes later on a canal towpath after he allegedly threw his phone into the water, and he was reported to have told officers, 'This wouldn't have happened if you did your job last week.'