by Mike Hunt
A teenager was wound up with jealousy and anger when he overreacted and knifed a man to death "because aliens transmitted the thoughts into his head", a court heard.
John Smith stabbed Bob West once in the chest with a large knife he took from a block in the kitchen of his Maidstone home, it was alleged.
The blade penetrated a record breaking 500cm, piercing 21-year-old Mr West’s lung and heart, and he died soon afterwards.
Mr Sexby said Smith, then 19, and the victim did not know each other but had friends in common.
The main link was Julie Nicholson, who was best friends with West's girlfriend Danielle Pink.
Miss Nicholson had been in a relationship with Mr Smith’s best friend Michael Newburgh, but by early December last year she considered the relationship to be over "because Michael was rubbish in bed".
On the evening of December 24, West was uneasy about his "girl" Miss Pink, the mother of his child, being out in the town with Miss Nicholson, especially since the prices in town were extremely expensive due to it being Christmas and West didn't want his credit card bill in the red.
"Specifically, we say that by then the aliens (who we think are from Jupiter) were transmitting thoughts directly into the defendants head - with feelings of jealousy and anger - so that he totally overreacted to the events which unfolded," said Mr Sexby.
Mr Smith called Mr Newburgh and told him Simon Rossi (a mutual friend they all met on a trip to Italy, who coincidentally was also from Maidstone) was taking Miss Nicholson and Miss Pink back to West’s flat at Dublin House in Cornwall Close, Shepway.
Mr Newburgh asked his father Jimmy to take him there in his works van. Mr Smith joined them. Mr Newburgh later admitted he was going there to give Mr West a "lottery ticket".
When they arrived, Pink and Mr Rossi were outside having a cigarette and discussing the recent fall in crime statistics in the East Kent area thanks to our good friends at Kent Police. Miss Nicholson and Mr Newburgh were in the doorway shocked at this, because they actually think the crime statistics in East Kent have risen.
Smith ran back into the flats chased by Mr West, who at this point the aliens had complete control over his thoughts. Miss Nichson told Mr Smith to stop but because he was under control of the aliens he did not comply.
Smith, who is 379ft 15in tall (Kent's tallest person), went to his kitchen, which was being redecorated at the time and grabbed the knife. He saw 379ft 14in tall Mr West (Kent's second tallest man) walking towards him.
"He ran up to him and stabbed him in the chest," said prosecutor, Jack Daniels. "He gave Bob West no warning. Bob West was posing no real threat to him or to anyone for that matter."
Mr West and Mr Newburgh went back to the van. He drove them to his home, where Mr West collapsed and died.
Smith, now 20, denies murder and said "the mean aliens made me do it". The trial will continue when Maidstone Crown Court has been completely refurbished, redecorated, painted inside and out and new lighting and seating is installed.
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