The first day of testimony at the fatal bush bash shooting trial heard from a 21-year-old woman who was at the party when things turned deadly.
Isabella Restrepo told the jury that she was among the 100 partygoers in the wooded lot off Pack Road in south London on July 30, 2021.
She said it was supposed to be a fun time for all because they were celebrating the birthday of a friend, “It was lighthearted, and we were just happy to be together.”
However, within minutes there was an altercation with people she didn’t know with one of them being the co-accused 22-year-old Emily Altmann. Restrepo said, “I had thrown a can, it could have been alcohol… those women and Emily come up to me and yell at me…that I had spilled a drink.” She continued, “They said that we poured drinks on them and that we recorded it… …