HEAR 999 CALL AFTER SWORD STABBING
armpit, a wound under his nose and a broken rib. The medic, 29, said her patient was “animated”, telling her, “First thing’s first, I’m the innocent party here”, before mentioning a “Lord of the Rings sword”.
Hynd had described being hit over the head with a vodka bottle and being stabbed, she said. Dr MacPhee said the injuries she noted could be consistent with Hynd’s account of being attacked.
She said Hynd had not told her what had started the fight with Forbes. She said Hynd told her he’d been injured by “one of the spikes” on the sword during the struggle. Dr MacPhee said: “He said he was punched and kicked on the left side and tried to grab the sword with his left hand.
“He had a cut to the webbing between his thumb and index finger. He said he headbutted his attacker and stabbed his attacker in the left side. He said it was self-defence.”
The court was told Hynd had a glass eye after losing his own to a rare disease.
Dr MacPhee said: “He kept asking about his false eye. He said his eye and the sword were worth a lot of money and he wanted to make sure he would get them back.”
Dr Priyanjith Perera, a forensic medical examiner, later gave evidence about his examination of Hynd at Kirkcaldy police station on January 2.
The 54-year-old said it wasn’t the “only explanation” but the cuts to Hynd’s hands were consistent with defensive injuries.
Hynd denies murdering Forbes, of Edinburgh, on January 2 by repeatedly stabbing him. He claims he acted in self-defence. The trial continues.