Mark Gibson died following the attack on July 11 2022
Five people accused of murdering Blackpool dad Mark Gibson 'laughed and joked' as they ran away from a garden where he was killed, a court heard.
"She had it in two hands as if she was trying to protect herself. The man was edging back," she said. "The man who I believe is the lady's partner struck Gibbo with a punch, quite forcefully, and knocked him to the floor. Gibbo was on the floor still carrying the hammer. He was shuffling backwards on his bum. The hammer was kicked away and one of the other males picked it up," she said
The jury also heard statements from a couple who lived close by. The man said he returned from work in a taxi around 12:50am and heard a man shouting "grass". As he unlocked his front door he saw a blonde woman open the door. He went inside the flat but went outside when he saw blue flashing lights in the street. A neighbour told him someone had been stabbed.