Teen ‘tries to kill’ man from Grindr after sex in park
The pair messaged on Grindr before meeting up in Aylestone Leisure Centre car park. (Google Maps)
A teenager has reportedly been accused in court of attempting to kill a man he met on Grindr in Leicester, after they had engaged in sexual activity.
Teen Chad Gurney, 19, is on trial for attempted murder at Leicester Crown Court, reports Leicestershire Live.
He has denied attempting to kill a man he met on gay dating Grindr on July 29 last year.
Teen stabbed man from Grindr with scissors
The pair reportedly met up on the night of July 29 in Aylestone Leisure Centre car park.
“Without warning he felt something jab into his neck and he put his hand up, but there was no blood.”
—Prosecutor Nicola Moore
Gurney and the man headed to a wooded area where they engaged in sexual activity.
Gurney is on trial for the attempted murder of a man he met on Grindr at Leicester Crown Court. (Google Maps)
The court heard that, after the sexual activity, Gurney pulled out a pair of scissors and twice stabbed the man in the neck.
Prosecutor Nicola Moore told the court: “The complainant described the atmosphere as a little frosty as they walked back to his car.
“I stabbed him in the neck with a pair of scissors; I meant to kill him, it’s intentional.”
—Gurney reportedly speaking to Leicestershire Police on the evening of the incident
“Without warning he felt something jab into his neck and he put his hand up, but there was no blood.”
“The defendant was holding a pair of scissors and said he was sorry, but not before trying to do it again.”
Teen who stabbed man from Grindr had thoughts of killing people previously, hears court
Gurney handed himself into police on the night of the incident.
He reportedly told an officer at Euston Street Police station in Leicester: “I stabbed him in the neck with a pair of scissors; I meant to kill him, it’s intentional.”
Moore told the court that Gurney had had thoughts of killing another person on a number of occasions previously.
In a diary entry in August 2017, Gurney reportedly wrote: “Every day I have thoughts of killing someone. It doesn’t matter who.”
The trial continues.
