A man who was allegedly murdered lay on the ground bleeding and “gasping for breath” following the supposed attack, a court has heard.
Peter Moncrieff, 58, told the High Court in Edinburgh that he telephoned an ambulance for James Robson, who was allegedly attacked at his home in Blantyre Terrace, Buckie, in July 2012.
Mr Moncrieff, also of Buckie, told a jury that Mr Robson, who was his neighbour, looked “pretty poor”.
He told the jury: “His head was all swollen up and he didn’t look good.”Mr Moncrieff, was giving evidence on the second day of proceedings involving Garry Munro, 32, and 19-year-old Reece Peter Munro, also known as Kray.
The pair both deny murdering Mr Robson at 11B Blantyre Terrace, Buckie on July 10, 2012.
On Friday, Mr Moncrieff told prosecution lawyer Steven Borthwick that he lived beside Mr Robson and occasionally drank with him.
Mr Moncrieff said that on the evening of July 10 2012, he was sitting at home watching TV when he heard some noises.
The court heard that later in the evening, a woman knocked on Mr Moncrieff’s door and asked him to follow her.
They both went into Mr Robson’s house and found him lying on the ground.
He said: “There wasn’t any lights in the house on. He was lying on the living room floor.”
Mr Moncrieff told Mr Borthwick that he could see that his friend was injured.
He added: “There was a wee bit of blood in his mouth. He was gasping for breath.”
Mr Moncrieff, who had spent the earlier part of the evening drinking tins of beer, then telephoned for an ambulance to come to the property.
Garry Munro, a prisoner of HMP Shotts and Reece Munro also known as Kray, who is currently detained at YOI Polmont in Stirlingshire, are alleged to have murdered Mr Robson.
The Crown allege that the pair repeatedly kicked and stamped on Mr Robson’s head and body before repeatedly punching him on the head and body.
Prosecutors claim that Mr Robson was so severely injured that he later died at Seafield Hospital in Buckie on June 15, 2013.
The two men have pleaded not guilty to the murder charge.
The trial, before judge Lord Glennie, continues.