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Man denies killing soccer star's cousin

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South London Press

Man denies killing soccer star's cousin

Mar 4 2005

A BRICKLAYER accused of killing a cousin of football legend Lou Macari in a drunken brawl told police he could only remember getting kicked in the face.

Scott Elliott, 21, was arrested after a policewoman saw him land a knockout blow to 28-year-old Joseph Macari outside a kebab shop, it is claimed.

Elliott said in interview he had only had three drinks at a friend's birthday party in a nearby bar and denied even noticing a brawl involving up to 20 people in Kennington Lane, Kennington, on November 2, 2003.

He said: "I was not drunk, I was not disorderly. I was sat on the kerb next to my girlfriend and I got kicked in the face.

"I remember just holding on to my girlfriend. As soon as I got hit the police were there and I was cuffed."

Asked about his swollen eye and marks on his right knuckles, he said: "I don't know how I got it."

Elliott admitted it was "possible" he had got in to a fight and hit someone but said he could not remember doing so.

He added: "No punching, kicking, scuffling, nothing. I would not have gone out there if there was a punch-up."

Tests later revealed both men had alcohol levels associated with "extreme drunkenness", the Old Bailey heard on Monday.

Mr Macari, a trainee policeman from Swansea, smashed his head against the pavement after being punched and was taken to hospital where he was found to have brain damage caused by a fractured skull.

His life support system was turned off the next day.

It is claimed Elliott tried to walk away from the scene of the brawl but was handcuffed by police after a struggle.

Elliott, of Elworth House, Oval Place, Oval, denies manslaughter.

The trial continues.

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