article_snippet: A father-of-five murdered A father-of-five ex-partner in front of A father-of-five children by hitting Oral Bryan across the head with a hockey stick 'like an axe', Manchester Crown Court has heard.
article_snippet: her ex-partner Oral Bryan suffered serious head injuries after her ex-partner Oral Bryan swung a hockey sticklike an axe' and hit her ex-partner Oral Bryan with 'severe force' - her ex-partner Oral Bryan died two days later.
article_snippet: Manchester Crown Court heard yesterday that the fatal incident took place after Ms McKenzie turned up at her ex-partner Oral Bryan home, where Ms McKenzie was allegedly 'abusive and aggressive' to another woman with whom her ex-partner Oral Bryan had three children.
article_snippet: Opening the case, prosecutor Mark Kellet described how in the moments before Ms McKenzie was hit, a passing postman heard Ms McKenzie say to her ex-partner Oral Bryan: 'These are your kids, go on, show These what you're like.'
article_snippet: Manchester Crown Court heard her ex-partner Oral Bryan then turned around and walked back to her ex-partner Oral Bryan house before returning with the hockey stick.
article_snippet: prosecutor Mark Kellet said: 'her ex-partner Oral Bryan could hear the lady who must be Nicola shouting, "go on, hit me, I want you to hit me.
article_snippet: Following her ex-partner Oral Bryan arrest, her ex-partner Oral Bryan told police 'I didn't mean to hurt the defendant'.
article_snippet: her ex-partner Oral Bryan said that Ms McKenzie attacked her ex-partner Oral Bryan with a knife and that her ex-partner Oral Bryan struck the fatal blow accidentally as her ex-partner Oral Bryan tried to disarm the defendant with the hockey stick.
article_snippet: - this was a hockey stick raised, brought down with severe force, knocking Nicola unconscious.
article_snippet: The incident took place after Ms McKenzie turned up at Mr Bryan's home where Ms McKenzie was 'abusive and aggressive' to another woman with whom Mr Bryan's had three children .
highlights_snippet: his's accused of hitting her across the head with a hockey stick 'like an axe'
  