In a Police statement, Anthony Eugene Flood said he kicked Vincello `Johnny Peppers' Richardson six times about the face and then used the money he stole from him to get high on cocaine.

He also said that he realised Richardson was dead when "there was no movement and no pulse'', Flood told Police.

Flood, 28, who is represented by Mr. Tim Marshall, is charged with killing and robbing 57-year-old Richardson of $3,400 and breaking into his apartment.

Police Insp. Eustace Farley continued on the stand in the Supreme Court yesterday, reading from the statement that Flood gave Police about the events that happened on the night Richardson was killed, along with notes made during a question and answer session.

In his statement Flood told Police that he had consumed 10 Elephant beers, eight Guinness beers and 12 shots of vodka the night Richardson was killed.

He added that after leaving the Caribbean Lounge, just after Richardson left, he ran up to Richardson and continued to tease him as he did while they were in the bar.

And when asked what happened to him when Richardson slapped him in the mouth because of his teasing, Flood said: "I got a busted mouth and I was p.....

off because he knocked me out, not too many people do that.'' Flood added that after catching up with Richardson and pushing him into the area by his apartment on York Street he kicked him six times. "I guess he suffered head injuries from the kicks, and the blow to his face was probably from when I kicked him. There were no weapons involved, and he could have also suffered injuries from when he fell on the pavement,'' Flood told Police.

When asked by Police if he heard Richardson call anyone's name, Flood answered: "Johnny Peppers said something like `help Helen'.'' He added that he knew Helen was the woman who worked in the coffee shop next to Richardson's apartment.

After killing Richardson, Flood told Police that the money he had taken from him had fallen out of Richardson's pocket.

He added that he also took the money he found in his wallet.

Flood also said that he wanted to get rid of Richardson's body because he was scared.

"When I went down to Pound Alley I saw Eugene `Birdie' Broadley who told me that he had seen what I did and he wanted to know how much money I got,'' Flood said.

He added that he told Broadley that he would get some of the money only if he helped him.

Flood told Police: "I told Broadley that Richardson was dead and that I killed him. Once Broadley saw the money he was willing to help.

He added: "We dragged Richardson's body, I had one arm and Broadley had the other. At one point we let him go because we were tired.

"We took him through the parking lot to the edge of the water and then we grabbed him by the pants and threw him overboard. He just floated.'' Flood also said that he and Broadley went into Richardson's apartment to see if there was any more money, but there was none.

And after giving Broadley some of the money, Flood said he stashed the rest of it behind Somers Playhouse and by the golf course and then spent $1,100 on alcohol and cocaine.

Det. Sgt. Stuart Crockwell read from other question and answer statements made by Flood.

He stated that he kept kicking Richardson until he didn't move anymore, and he used both feet.

Flood added that he did not know that Richardson had a lot of money in his possession, and he was not aware that he often carried a lot of cash. "I did not know` Johnny Peppers' that well,'' Flood told Police.

He also said that he later went to Court Street and brought some cocaine, and then took his bloody clothes and shoes to Gerald `Beasey' Green's house and asked him to burn them, but he did not.

However, Flood denied to Police that a witness could have seen him and two other men running after Richardson as he was walking home. He said: "Richardson was kicked to death by me.'' On Tuesday, the court heard from Helen Minors who owns the coffee shop next to Richardson's apartment.

She said that after closing the shop in the early hours of the morning on December 17, she heard Richardson come in the door.

"He opened the gate and I heard a noise. I thought he had tripped,'' Minors said.

She added: "When I was on my way to the door to tell him to come in, I heard another noise and I knew someone else was out there.

"I heard `Johnny Peppers' call my name twice, he sounded like he was suffocating, like he had a cold. I was scared so I didn't open the door. I heard four blows and it sounded like something heavy.'' Minors also said that later she went to the door and noticed a pool of blood.'' The case continues today before Puisne Judge the Hon. Mrs. Justice Wade. Crown Counsel is Mr. Khamisi Tokunbo.