The trial of a terror suspect accused of the murder of a 70-year-old man and the attempted murder of his housemate has started.
Ahmed Ali Alid is accused of murdering Terrence Carney after Mr Carney had just used a cash machine in Hartlepool town centre on Sunday, October 15 last year.
He is also accused of attempting to kill his Hartlepool housemate, Javed Nouri, after allegedly fighting with him.
The Moroccan national has also denied two counts of assaulting emergency workers by beating on October 16.
A jury was sworn in at Teesside Crown Court this afternoon (Wednesday, April 10) and the prosecution is expected to open its case in the morning.
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Alid, 45, allegedly stabbed Mr Nouri multiple times in the chest, legs, and mouth in Wharton Terrace, Hartlepool.
He is then accused of travelling half a mile to Tees Street, where he is alleged to have fatally stabbed Mr Carney in the chest and neck.
The judge, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb DBE, told jurors that Jonathan Sandiford KC, prosecuting, will open the case before the first witness is called to give evidence.
The trial continues.
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