A MAN laughed and urinated on an attack victim while another kicked and stamped on him before he was also stabbed, a court heard.

Stephen Watkin’s memory was so badly affected by his attack in Weymouth on February 5 this year that he will not be giving evidence in the trial of two men accused of inflicting his multiple stab wounds.

Anthony Lee, 31, and Paul James Whelan, 24, both deny unlawfully and maliciously wounding the then 56-year-old with intent to do grievous bodily harm.

Robert Griffiths, prosecuting at Bournemouth Crown Court, said Mr Watkin suffered stab wounds to his neck, thigh and buttock and rib fractures in what he said is described as ‘bedsit land’ in the Park District, near the train station.

He said Nicola Gardiner was with Whelan in her flat in number five Ranelagh Road when she believed he stole her post office card and £60.

The next day she told Mr Watkin, who lived downstairs and who she knew as “old man.”

Her neighbour challenged Whelan about the money and the defendant left and returned with Mr Lee – who punched Mr Watkin to the ground, the court heard.

Mr Griffiths said: “Whilst Mr Watkin was unconscious Lee was kicking him and stamping on him and whilst this was going on Mr Whelan was laughing at him and urinating on him.”

Miss Gardiner got out of the room so the victim remained with Whelan, also of Ranelagh Road, and Lee, of Portland Road, Weymouth.

Mr Griffiths said: “The two defendants carried on with the assault during which Mr Watkin received the knife wounds.”

Lee also denies a separate charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm on Steven Hunt between February 4 and February 7.

Mr Griffiths told how Miss Gardiner ran to a different house where Mr Hunt was visiting and he and another man, Robert Smith, went to her room and found Lee lying in bed.

He said Mr Hunt punched Lee and told him to get out before Lee threw a knife at the wall – which was found by police with DNA matching Mr Watkin’s.

Mr Griffiths said Lee then knocked Mr Hunt unconscious.

After he was arrested, Lee’s clothes were found to have DNA matching Mr Watkin with a probability of one in 30million and blood on his trainer had a match probability of one in 76million.

Mr Griffiths said Mr Whelan’s jogging bottoms and trainers also had blood on them with a DNA profile matching Mr Watkin’s.

The case continues.