A witness admitted to a Supreme Court jury that he initially lied to Police about being at the party where teenager Kellon Hill was killed.

Shae Johnson took the stand again yesterday in the trial of five teenagers accused of murdering Mr. Hill.

He told the court it was very difficult for him to testify and said he didn't want to be there.

Mr. Johnson said: "I tried to deny it but he [Officer Bundy] had a picture of me. I was just told to give a statement and that's what I done. I wasn't arrested."

@$:Kellan Jeaurreau Lewis, 17, Kevin Andre Warner, 19, Gary Rupert Hollis, 16, Devon Vonzel Hairston, 18, and Zharrin Frankie Simmons, 17 pleaded not guilty to murder at the start of the trial.

Lewis alone is also accused of unlawfully possessing a bladed article in a public place, with the others facing individual charges of possessing offensive weapons. Warner is said to have had a wooden cane, Hollis and Hairston allegedly had crash helmets, and Simmons a screwdriver.

They deny all the charges.

Mr. Hill was allegedly stabbed to death as he left a late-night party at Elbow Beach last August.

During cross-examination by Warner's lawyer Elizabeth Christopher, Mr. Johnson said he couldn't recall the conversations he had with Mr. Bundy, not even a conversation he had with him on Thursday.

He said: "No. I don't want to be here. I wouldn't have thought I would have had to go through all this."

After further questioning from Ms Christopher, Mr. Johnson said he saw someone swing a cane that hit Mr. Hill.

"It's the truth. I'm only giving you true answers", he said.

During cross examination by Hollis' lawyer Saul Froomkin QC, Mr. Johnson admitted that some of his Police statement was what other people had told him and referred to it as hearsay.

Mr. Froomkin quizzed him further on why he lied to the Police about being at the party if Mr. Hill was his friend.

Mr. Johnson became agitated at the questioning and said: "I wish not to answer any questions from you."

Simmons' lawyer Mark Pettingill questioned the witness on whether or not he was high that night after smoking marijuana.

Mr. Johnson said he only had one joint and wasn't high.