Terrified witnesses tell court how they watched from their windows as ‘moped muggers stabbed a man to death for his £7,000 Rolex in front of his girlfriend’

 Terrified residents told how they watched from their windows as two moped muggers stabbed a man to death for his £7,000 Rolex in front of his girlfriend.

Danny Pearce, 31, was killed while walking home with Stephanie Holland after a night out at Oliver’s Jazz Club in Greenwich, southeast London.

Mr Pearce was stabbed and shot at on King William Walk on 15 July 2017 after he refused to hand over his watch by two men on a moped.

One of them, Jordan Bailey-Mascoll, 28, had already been convicted of murder while David Egan, 24, is now on trial for the killing at Inner London Crown Court.

One neighbour, Adriana Lauren Berk said: ‘I was in the living room sitting at the front of our house.

Danny Pearce, 31,  was with his girlfriend Stephanie Holland after a night out at Oliver's Jazz Club in Greenwich, southeast London, when he was attacked

‘It must have been before 12:15am. I just turned the TV off and I was about to go to bed, I heard some shouting outside. It was a female voice I could hear.

‘I then heard two or three noises that sound like bangs. I went to the living room window and then looked out.

‘I heard what sounded like shots. I could see one guy on a moped travelling quite fast. I could see what looked to me like a gun in his right hand.

‘I don’t remember if there were any more shots. I ducked down and away from my window and went to wake my dad. Dad came into the living room and we turned the lights off.

Jordan Bailey-Mascoll, 26, was jailed for 35 years for the murder during a moped robbery

‘My dad was standing at the window and was telling me what to tell the police. I do remember seeing the moped that was parked up the road close to our flat.

‘I think that the moped was silver but I can’t say for sure.’

The court heard University of Greenwich students witnessed the ‘frenzied’ attack and rushed to dial 999 as Ms Holland’s screams echoed down the street.

One student, Su Cheng, recalled Mr Pearce’s girlfriend screaming “stop please stop” after she heard ‘four of five shots’ fired.

Ms Cheng said: ‘I heard four of five shots. I was very scared.'

Ms Cheng said she started to record a video on her phone with her arm up towards the window as she lay terrified on the floor.

Inner London Crown Court heard Mr Pearce was chased up and down the road before Bailey-Mascoll stabbed him beside a parked car, the court heard.

Egan then cornered him on the front steps of a flat where he was knifed again.

Second student Biziwick Mwale who watched horrified from his window said: ‘The streets were dark but everything that was happening was lit up by the moped’s headlights.

Danny and his girlfriend Stephanie. The pair had been dating for a year

‘The guy that was being attacked was screaming “get off my get off me!”

‘I could see blood stains on his white shirt.

‘He started banging on the door shouting “help me, help me!”

The student said he fumbled towards his bed to answer the 999 operator at the other end of the line.

When he returned to the window he saw Mr Pearce lying motionless on the steps of the flat, the court heard.

Mr Mwalet said: ‘The victim was slumped by the door and I could see the blood pouring down the steps.’

Earlier, prosecutor Louis Malby told the jury: ‘The offences were committed by two men on a moped who had been touring the Greenwich area looking for expensive watches,’ said prosecutor Louis Malby.

The couple left the club and were on King William Walk, being followed by their friends.

Mr Pearce's £7,000 Rolex, targeted by the muggers

They intended to get some items from Mr Pearce’s car before getting an Uber home.

As they walked up the road they were confronted by the two killers wearing crash helmets and balaclavas.

‘One of them had a pistol in his hand, described as an old fashioned revolver,’ said Mr Mably.

‘The other one had a knife in his hand and in Stephanie Holland’s view it was curved.’

The men shouted: “Give me your watch” at Mr Pearce as they brandished the weapons at the couple.

‘Stephanie shouted, “Run!” and ran back towards Nevada Street. As she was running down the street she heard shots fired.

‘They were real bullets that were being fired.’

By chance there was a camera pointing right at the steps, and it covered the area of the steps and the bonnet of the car.

‘There were two things that happened that we would have never been aware about.

‘The first, is that as well as the attacks at the bonnet of the car, as well as the steps, there was a lot more chasing up and down the street and that is caught on the CCTV.

‘The second is perhaps even more significant, when the footage is examined you can see that the two men actually swap positions and they take it in turn to stab Danny Pearce.

‘It was the black car where the struggle took place over the bonnet, and that car was later found to have lots of spots of blood on the bonnet, Mr Pearce’s blood.

‘The steps were literally dripping with blood.

‘There is a wall on one side and railing on the other. Mr Pearce was trapped on those steps with this defendant attacking him with the knife.

‘He has already been stabbed by that stage by Bailey-Mascoll and he knew that he would be stabbed again.

‘He was banging on the door hoping someone would let him in, in the end someone did open the door but it was too late.’

Jurors heard the men pulled off Mr Pearce’s watch as Ms Holland ran back towards her boyfriend.

‘She was wearing high heels, she was running up and down the street trying to protect her boyfriend,’ Mr Malby said.

Mr Pearce was dragged into the flat but nothing could be done to save him.

Egan, of Ashmead Road, Deptford, southeast London, denies murder, three counts of robbery and two of possession of an offensive weapon.

He also denies possessing a gun in a public place, and possessing an imitation firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence.

Jurors were told Bailey-Mascoll has already been convicted of murdering Mr Pearce.

The trial continues.