(BBC) A woman feared for her friend’s safety before he was stabbed by his murder-accused housemate, a court has heard.
Abigail Harrison befriended Javed Nouri at a church in Hartlepool in the weeks before he was attacked by his fellow asylum seeker Ahmed Alid, Teesside Crown Court heard.
After Mr Nouri fought back, Mr Alid went into the street and killed Terence Carney, 70, prosecutors allege.
Moroccan national Mr Alid denies murder and attempted murder.
The court has heard Mr Alid and Mr Nouri lived at a hostel for asylum seekers with two other men on Wharton Street in Hartlepool.