An American studying in London phoned his father and a solicitor before calling an ambulance after allegedly stabbing his partner, a court has heard.

Joshua Michals, 26, is on trial at the Old Bailey for the murder of 31-year-old Zhe Wang, a fellow student at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Ms Wang, was found with two stab wounds to her face at her flat in Manor Park, Lewisham, south-east London, after the defendant called 999 on March 20 2024.

Michals denies the charge and has claimed he had put his arm on her neck in self-defence because she was trying to attack him.

A post-mortem examination revealed Ms Wang, from China, died from stab wounds to the head and compression to the neck, the court heard. Giving evidence on Thursday, Michals said: ‘I had to restrain her, I put out my fo

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