**Delivery Driver Describes Efforts to Save Man’s Life in Swansea Murder Trial**
A delivery driver took the witness stand at Swansea Crown Court this week, detailing his desperate attempts to save a severely injured man found bleeding in the street. The testimony was part of an ongoing murder trial into the death of Joshua Norman, 27, who tragically lost his life following a violent incident in Swansea’s Hafod area last September.
The court heard that Norman suffered a fatal throat wound, reportedly caused by a broken bottle during a confrontation. Despite the quick response from bystanders, emergency services and paramedics, Norman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Two men, Paul Rosser, 48, and his nephew Joshua Cullen, 32, stand accused of Norman’s murder. Prosecutors allege that Rosser was the one to stab Norman in the neck with the improvised weapon, while Cullen either assisted or encouraged the attack. Both deny charges of murder as well as the alternative of manslaughter.
On Tuesday, jurors listened closely as Sasindu Pinto, a local delivery driver, recalled the events of midday on 11 September. Pinto had just arrived to deliver a parcel on Cwm Road, near the Bridge Street tunnel, when he became aware of raised voices. “There was shouting and screaming, but at first, I didn’t think much of it. In Swansea, it’s not unusual to hear noise in the streets,” Pinto explained.
The situation quickly escalated when Pinto noticed a man further along the street, his clothes soaked with blood. According to Pinto, the injured man was wielding a tree branch, seemingly to protect himself from two nearby men, who stood together facing him. As Pinto resumed his delivery rounds and prepared to drive away, the two men — one dressed all in grey, said to be Rosser, and the other shirtless, allegedly Cullen — passed by. One of them called out, urging Pinto to call for an ambulance.
Pinto described how the wounded man soon staggered and collapsed near a parked car. Acting quickly, Pinto and another passer-by rushed to his side. “He was bleeding heavily. I called 999 while another man tried to stop the bleeding with a piece of clothing,” Pinto told the jury. He described Norman’s deteriorating condition, noting that the victim’s eyes rolled and he gasped for air.
As emergency services arrived, Pinto was asked by paramedics to perform chest compressions until police took over. “The paramedics got there in what was probably five or six minutes, but it felt much longer,” he said.
Further accounts came from residents of nearby flats. Zahab Al-Mabsali recounted seeing two men arguing and fighting in the street as he waited for a driving lesson. He overheard one exclaim, “I’ve murdered my best mate,” before the confrontation was broken up by a third individual. Another resident, Dale Hunt, told the court he looked out his window and saw a man in grey and a bald man brawling, with the latter shouting similar remarks before delivering several heavy punches.
Prosecutors allege that the incident erupted after Norman and Rosser spent the previous night at Norman’s flat, taking drugs and drinking. The following morning, they met up with Cullen to purchase more drugs, leading to a series of arguments and fights as they made their way through the city. It is believed that the violent altercation near the Cwm Road tunnel was the culmination of personal tensions and earlier scuffles between the men.
Paul Rosser and Joshua Cullen continue to deny all allegations of murder and manslaughter. The trial remains ongoing as further evidence is presented to the jury. The community in Swansea grapples with the repercussions of the incident, awaiting the final outcome of the court proceedings.