Man on Trial for Death of Deaf Woman

0:00It's February 26, and this episode is brought to you by NordVPN. Fast, reliable, online privacy. Links in the episode description, and now, here's what's happening across the UK. A 36-year-old man from Dagenham named Dwayne Ousu is on trial at the Old Bailey for murder and manslaughter in the death of. 27-year-old Zawa Mukhtar. Prosecutors say he punched the deaf woman in the neck and left her dying on a street after ejecting her from a car in East London in the early hours of August 16th last year. Ousu denies the charges and told jurors he only pushed her away during a chaotic moment. The group had been at a rave in Hackney and ran into Mukhtar, who seemed intoxicated and energetic. She ended up squeezing into their overcrowded Mercedes on the way back to Dagenham, sitting on Ousu's lap. Things turn tense when she argue with other women in the car, leading to a physical scuffle. Ousu described the scene as, getting out of hand, with Mukhtar making threats that worried

1:01him. He asked the driver to pull over, planning to get her a ride home. He admitted tossing her phone out the window, to get her to leave and kicking near her legs from CCTV footage. But insisted he made no harmful contact, and just wanted space from the vehicle, jurors her Mukhtar suffered a fractured skull and severe brain trauma, dying at the scene. Ousu said he had no idea she was badly hurt, and felt traumatized by the outcome. Believing she was simply upset and mobile. The trial is ongoing as both sides present more evidence on what really happened in that night. The trial is going, as both sides present more evidence on what really happened in the night.