A TEENAGER from Thornton Heath has denied stabbing someone during a fight.
Police found a man collapsed in Thornton Road, Thornton Heath, suffering stab wounds to his shoulder and torso on July 24.
He told officers a man had chased him into the street and that he had used his belt to fend him off.
The alleged victim did not want to press charges and was told he would face no further action. The police then began an investigation into the stabbing.
Pascoe Petgrave, 18, of Thornton Road, was arrested and charged with causing actual bodily harm and threatening a person in public with a pointed article.
He appeared at Croydon Crown Court on Monday and pleaded not guilty.
His trial is due to start in the week beginning March 23.
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