A NUMBER of witnesses have described the frantic and tragic scene as desperate attempts were made to save a young mother of two.

Charlie Booth, 27, of Albert Road, in Saltaire, is on trial at Leeds Crown Court accused of murdering 26-year-old Lauren Howe on July 24 last year.

The couple, who had two children, lived together in a flat in Tennis Way, Baildon.

The jury heard today from seven people who tried in various ways to save Ms Howe, despite her being fatally injured.

Sammy-Jo Roper knew Ms Howe and Booth as neighbours over two years and because their children would play together.

She was making coffee on July 24, at around 9.30am when she heard a loud banging at the door.

Ms Roper said: "I went to the balcony and looked down to see what was going on, I could see Charlie stood below, outside my front door, he was sweating, crying, looking panicked, he said ‘it's Lauren she's not breathing’”.

She added: "I looked down and saw Lauren was laid on the floor outside my front door, not moving.”

Ms Roper fetched her partner, Paul Taylor, and rang 999.

The phonecall – roughly 12 minutes – was played in court and there was panic throughout, as the operator directed those at the scene through CPR.

Ms Roper said: "Lauren looked like she was dead already, her lips were blue, her face was blue, she wasn't breathing at all."

Her partner, Mr Taylor, also said: “I knew she was already dead.”

Ms Roper said: "Charlie was panicking, jumping up and down, putting his head in his heads, saying 'is she alive, is she breathing'."

Two other nearby residents saw the commotion and came over, as well as a couple who were walking their dog.

A trainee GP - Samuel Sykes - who was out with his Bulldog, began helping too, after he was unable to feel a pulse.

Mr Sykes said: “It was clear the woman was in a bad way. I began with 30 compressions.”

He added: “At no point did I detect any signs of life from Lauren Howe, but I carried on, a total of 100-200 compressions.”

Paramedics later arrived and Ms Howe was pronounced dead at 10.51am.

West Yorkshire Police was notified by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) at 9.46am that they were treating an injured woman.

Ms Howe died at the scene, but her death was later certified at hospital.

Booth denies murder but has admitted to killing Ms Howe.

Nicholas Lumley KC, for the prosecution, said his case will be he “did not mean it”.

Ms Howe died from an internal injury - her liver torn was open in an injury usually seen "after a car crash or fall from height”.

The trial continues.