THE mother of two teens accused of manslaughter urged them to go to the police station after learning of their involvement in an alleged incident in Keene Street.

Alison Poole, the mother of Brandon Crosdale, 18, and Shaquille Crosdale, 19, both of Fleetwood Close, appeared at Newport Crown Court on Thursday, November 16 to give evidence in the trial.

The brothers have pleaded not guilty to the charge, along with Callum Banton, 18, of Fleetwood Close, of the manslaughter of Jan Jedrzejewski.

The 41-year-old Polish national was found unresponsive at around 11pm close to Cromwell Road on Thursday January 12, and died the following day at the Royal Gwent Hospital.

Miss Poole told the court that she returned home at around 10.45pm on Thursday, January 12 and heard one of her sons entered roughly half an hour later.

“I heard Shaquille come in. I guessed he was on the phone,” she said.

“He said that there had been a man up at the Red Shop throwing punches.

“I asked him to be quiet as I wanted to go to sleep.”

Prosecutor Williams Hughes QC said: “Once he left the premises, do you go straight to sleep?”

Miss Poole replied: “No – I was flicking through Facebook. I saw on there – 'Did anyone know what has happened in Dewstow Street'?

“I rang Brandon and asked him if he was up by the Red Shop. He said he was in Maesglas.”

Miss Poole told the court that she was informed by another of her sons that Shaquille and Brandon had been involved in the “trouble” at the Red Shop.

She was told by her sons that Shaquille had thrown a piece of wood at the man while Brandon had kicked the man to the lower back or bum area.

Referring to Shaquille, Miss Poole said: “I asked him what had gone on. He said that there had been a man at the Red Shop, peeing over all the sweets.

“Then he went for Shaquille. Shaquille said he threw a piece of wood at him.

“I asked him where it had hit him. He indicated to his shoulder."

Miss Poole asked Brandon the same questions, and he told her that his kick “caught him on the lower back or bum area”.

"I told them that they had to go to the police station," said Miss Poole.

"Shaquille wanted to go up to see his girlfriend in Bettws.

"I had a phone call to say the police had been to the house.

"I went to collect Brandon from my mother’s.

"I went to Bettws and to the police station."

Answering questions from Ali Bajwa QC, defending Banton, Miss Poole said Shaquille was in “disbelief” about the situation.

“They were fairly pale. They were in disbelief,” she said.

“They were shocked weren’t they?” asked Mr Bajwa, “It was something of which they disapproved.”

The barrister asked Miss Poole about what Banton was saying to her at that moment.

“I was concentrating on my own sons,” she said, "I was concentrating on what Shaquille was telling me.

“He (Banton) was just agreeing with Shaquille. When he said certain parts happened, he was just agreeing.”

Proceeding.