A spectator who witnessed at first hand the terrifying scenes that unfolded at the Wellington Oval football match told a jury how she saw one of the accused carrying a knife ? and another defendant brandishing a machete.

Student Kimmisha Perinchief was at the St. George?s stadium last April when the violence unfolded before her eyes.

The 20-year-old witness, a former Police cadet, was shown a series of photographs of events that day, and also watched a slow motion re-run of key moments captured in a video film taken by a spectator.

Afterwards she identified one of the accused, Tahir Nesta Bascome, as a man in one picture who was brandishing a large machete knife and swiping it at a man lying on the floor.

In a tense, silent courtroom, she also picked out co-accused Jahcai Morris as a man in a picture armed with a dagger.

Miss Perinchief, living in the Warwick area at the time of the incident, had earlier identified the third defendant, Ki-Roy Kinta Butterfield, as carrying a knife when gangs clashed during the high-profile football final.

She identified all three in a series of pictures that captured the trouble.

But under cross-examination from Ed Bailey, for Bascome, the witness strongly denied she had made a ?terrible mistake? by picking out Bascome as the man pictured with the machete.

Butterfield, 27, of Cherry Hill Park, Paget; Morris, 24, of Sylvan Dell, Paget, and Bascome, 22, of Dunscombe Road, Warwick, all deny attempting to murder Tarik Foster at the St. George?s stadium on April 4, 2004.

The trio also pleaded not guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent.

The trial was told earlier in the week how Mr. Foster was left unconscious after being pursued by Morris and Bascome ? one with a blade, another with a machete.

Yesterday, Miss Perinchief told Senior Crown counsel Carrington Mahoney how she had seen all three defendants before trouble flared in April 2004. She told the court before the incident she saw Bascome driving past once or twice a week for about three years, Morris once every fortnight and Butterfield about once a month, all in the Ord Road area.

On the day of the trouble, she was sat with people from that area, when she told the court she saw a man hurl a brick onto the field.

She then spotted a man swinging a long piece of wood at Butterfield?s brother, described in court by the nickname Letchy.

Miss Perinchief then told how the Warwick ?guys? invaded the pitch as scenes of ?commotion? unfolded. Some had knives and machetes, the witness added, and she tried to flee the mayhem and get to her bike and leave as Mr. Foster lay injured on the field.

Elizabeth Christopher, for Butterfield, compared the beating taken by Butterfield?s brother to his head as like a ?baseball player swinging a bat for a home run?.

She told the court that when another bout of fighting started near the clubhouse, Butterfield was in his car away from the chaos.

Under questioning from Charles Richardson, for Morris, the witness denied she was told the name of the man she was later to identify before a Police identity parade was held with Morris in the line-up.

Mr. Bailey, cross-examining the witness, raised doubts about whether the witness had correctly identified Bascome in the photographs and film.

He questioned why the witness needed to see the DVD up to four times, but Miss Perinchief told the jury she gave her first statement to Police on April 8, 2004 ? and watched the DVD for the first time after this date.

The witness said she could not pick out any distinctive features about Bascome but added: ?I know what he looks like.?

However, Mr Bailey said the witness had made a ?terrible mistake? in picking out his client. Miss Perinchief replied: ?No, I do not think I?ve made a mistake.?

Another witness, Kuma Smith, from St. George?s, also told the jury how he witnessed events at the cricket stadium last April.

He said he had seen all three defendants before, and added that he watched the game with a group of friends, including Mr. Foster.

A fight broke out between Mr. Foster and Butterfield?s brother, he continued, which he was about ten feet away from.

He said after the argument started, up to six people ? some armed with machetes ? arrived on the pitch.

Someone hit Butterfield?s brother, who was carrying a machete at the time, with a piece of wood, said Mr. Smith. He told the jury he recognised the people with weapons as being from Ord Road.

He said Butterfield?s brother was about to swing a machete at Mr. Foster before a man called Everest Trott hit him with the board.

?There was a lot of shouting, shoving and pushing going on,? added Mr. Smith, who later tried to help the injured Mr. Foster, who the witness heard ?could not breathe?.

Butterfield has also pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted wounding with intent to cause GBH, possessing an offensive weapon and being armed in public to cause terror.

Morris and Bascome both denied possessing an offensive weapon and being armed in public to cause terror.

The trial continues.