Hartlepool man to stand trial over alleged stabbing of teen after football match

A Hartlepool man will stand trial next year accused of stabbing a teenager after a game of football.
By Mark Payne
Published 9th Oct 2020, 13:11 BST
The incident is believed to have taken place outside The Sports Domes, in Tees Road, Seaton Carew, in February 2020.The incident is believed to have taken place outside The Sports Domes, in Tees Road, Seaton Carew, in February 2020.
The incident is believed to have taken place outside The Sports Domes, in Tees Road, Seaton Carew, in February 2020.

Eighteen-year-old Declan Kelly pleaded not guilty at Teesside Crown Court to a charge of unlawful wounding against a 16-year-old boy on Friday, February 14.

The alleged incident is said to have happened near the Sports Domes at Seaton Carew which has a number of indoor artificial football pitches.

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Court prosecutor Nigel Soppitt said: “The facts very briefly are there’s an allegation that this defendant has stabbed another young man after a football match.”

A trial, expected to take between two and three days, has been set for July 20 next year.

Kelly, of Freemantle Grove, Hartlepool, was granted unconditional bail.

The judge, Recorder Preston, said: “You have pleaded not guilty to unlawful wounding. You will therefore have to face a trial.

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"It’s a long way away I’m afraid, but you’ll understand that the courts are having difficulty listing cases these days.”

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