A MAN who was hit by a car and then stabbed repeatedly looked “frightened to death” moments beforehand, a court heard.

Scott Hacking was seriously injured by the vehicle and knifed in the chest and legs.

Richard Emblow, 46, of Bradford Road, Bingley, denies attempting to murder Mr Hacking in Kirkgate, Shipley, on the afternoon of Saturday, July 23 last year.

The jury at Bradford Crown Court has been told that he has pleaded guilty to wounding Mr Hacking with intent to cause him grievous bodily harm and possession of a lock knife in Shipley town centre.

Yesterday, prosecutor Patrick Palmer read a statement to the court in which a witness told how they had seen Mr Hacking moments before the collision, when he ran from the direction of a garden area.

Reading from the statement, Mr Palmer said: “He looked frightened to death. He paid no attention to vehicles in the road. He ran straight out into the road.”

The witness said a black car was forced to brake sharply, before Mr Hacking returned to the garden area.

Again reading from the statement, Mr Palmer said: “I saw him walk back to the garden area. Within 30 seconds I heard a loud bang.

“I saw the male had been hit by a silver vehicle.”

Witness Brett Selby told the court that he used his hands and then his elbow to stem the flow of blood from an artery.

Mr Palmer asked him how he stemmed the blood flow, and Mr Selby said: “Initially with my hands, then I ended up with my elbow over his artery.”

Mr Selby said he had seen a puncture wound on the victim’s chest when his shirt was lifted up.

The court was told that, prior to the incident, Mr Selby had heard a group of men having an argument.

He said he had considered not continuing his walk up the street because of the “intent” in the voices.

Mr Selby then saw a man run across him and into the road.

“I noticed a silver BMW,” said Mr Selby. “He collided with that car. He was basically under the front of the car.”

Mr Selby said a second man was stood over the injured man and, from where the witness was positioned, it “looked like he was punching”.

“He was pulling his right hand fully back and striking the male who was on the ground.

“He was on his feet and he was drawing his arm right back and leaning down to be able to strike him.”

Mr Selby said he believed the second man was chased away by a “large man” armed with a “piece of wood or something like that”.

The court heard the previous day that Emblow was usually calm, polite and no trouble to anyone.

The trial continues.

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