A RISCA man told a court yesterday how he discovered the bloodied body of his neighbour when he called around to borrow some cigarette papers.

Tony Jenkins, 46, was found with 18 stab wounds to his head, torso, arms and legs at his flat in Holly Road, Risca.

Paul Lewis, 55, and Kathleen Carey, 56, both of Elm Drive, Risca, deny murdering Mr Jenkins.

Yesterday, witness Christan Ball, who lives across the hall with his brother, Jamie Dean Thomas, told Cardiff crown court that he called at Mr Jenkins' flat to borrow some bread on the night of May 14.

Ian Murphy, prosecuting, asked Mr Ball if he had noticed someone in Mr Jenkins' flat. Mr Ball said he saw a man later identified as Lewis.

The following morning Mr Ball told the court he went to borrow cigarette papers from Mr Jenkins and noticed his front door was ajar.

He told the court he received no reply when he called out Mr Jenkins' name.

Mr Ball then described how he saw a spot of blood on the floor of the hallway in Mr Jenkins' flat, and blood in the sitting room.

He said: "I ran out screaming for a phone."

Mr Thomas checked Mr Jenkins' body for a pulse.

"He was cold so I knew he was dead," he said.

Earlier, the court heard evidence from a 16 -year-old, who cannot be named, who described how he saw Lewis and Carey walking along Holly Road towards him just after midnight.

The witness said Lewis had blood on his hands and face and Carey had blood on her face.

Earlier the court had also heard evidence from witnesses who had been drinking with Carey and Lewis for several hours and who had gone to Mr Jenkins' flat with the pair on the night Mr Jenkins died.

Carey and Lewis had later been left alone with Mr Jenkins, the court heard.

Earlier in the trial, jurors heard how Mr Jenkins' blood was found on the clothes of the accused and two knives, which are believed to have been used, were also recovered, one from Mr Jenkins' flat and the other from the defendants' home.

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