Two teen girls allegedly witnessed Ngor Bol’s ‘brutal’ Anzac Day stabbing murder, court hears

Two teenage girls out celebrating an 18th birthday allegedly witnessed a “brutal” stabbing murder on their way to find a taxi, a court has heard.

Two teenage girls who were out celebrating an 18th birthday witnessed the “brutal bashing, stabbing death” of a young African man as they went to find a ride home for the night, prosecutors allege.

In the opening of Ngor Bol’s alleged murder trial on Monday morning, prosecutor Karen Ingleton told the jury there would be multiple people called upon to give evidence in the coming days – including two young women who were enjoying a night out.

Two men have been charged with murdering Mr Bol after the alleged altercation on North Tce outside the Uni SA City West Campus on Anzac Day in 2022.

Prosecutors allege that at 2am, the duo, armed with a knife, chased Mr Bol from Morphett St, through Sia Furler Lane and the University campus, before brutally bashing and stabbing him at the intersection of Fenn Place and North Tce.

Mr Bol died on the road shortly after.

Ngor Bol was allegedly stabbed to death on Anzac Day, 2022. Picture: 9NEWS

Ms Ingleton told the jury that earlier in the evening, a group of young African men spent several hours on Hindley St before some of them were captured on CCTV running in a westerly direction towards Morphett St.

They were then seen running towards the University, when CCTV allegedly captured a man, believed to be Mr Bol, being “chased by a number of men”.

“Mr Bol runs down a street, and then turns and runs down Fenn Place to the intersection with North Tce,” Ms Ingleton said.

She said one of the accused men then stabbed him six times in the middle of the road, while the other then stomped on and kicked his head.

The whole ordeal, prosecutors allege, was witnessed by two young girls who had been out celebrating an 18th birthday.

“Standing at the pedestrian crossing, the (two women) were waiting to cross the road. They had been out celebrating an 18th birthday on Hindley St and they were making their way to a location where they could get an Uber or a taxi home,” Ms Ingleton said.

“As you’ll see on CCTV footage, Mr Bol comes right up to the ladies at the crossing and as he’s standing there, a man comes up and makes a punching or stabbing motion towards him,” she told the jury.

“He is set upon and he is attacked, and stabbed numerous times. On CCTV footage, you can see the knife.”

The intersection where Ngor Bol was allegedly murdered. Picture: Brenton Edwards

She said the second man stood there watching Mr Bol being stabbed, before “deliberately stomping on the right side of his head and neck”.

“Then they both turn and run away.”

Steven Millsteed KC, for one of the accused men, however said his client was not responsible for the “savage” attack.

“Any reasonable person viewing (the CCTV) footage, would think that it is brutal, savage and inexcusable violence. The defence does not disagree,” Mr Millsteed said.

“But it’s important that you not allow the horrible circumstances of Mr Bol’s death to deflect you from considering evidence from this case in a calm and cool way.

“It would not be an argument from defence that Mr Bol was not murdered. The pivotal issue in (my client’s) case is the prosecution’s contention that he was the stabber.”

The trial, before a jury, continues.