A WOMAN told a court she watched from a window as two men kicked and stamped her partner to death as if they were "breaking up furniture".

Anne Marie Newlands, 48, was giving evidence at the trial of Asif Rehman, 20, and Adel Ishaq, 19, who deny the aggravated murder of William McKeeney, 57, by repeatedly punching, kicking, stamping and jumping on his head and body.

Miss Newlands told the High Court in Kilmarnock she grew concerned about the young men's behaviour: "I thought they were breaking up a piece of furniture in the street.They were kicking and stamping on something and they were both doing it."

The alleged killing took place yards from the couple's home in Pollokshields, Glasgow, on January 15.

Miss Newlands said the shorter of the pair stood back and said something to the "very tall" man, who stamped six or eight more times before they both "sauntered around the corner".

She stood on a trunk to get a better view of the object on the ground then realised it was a person.

Breaking down while giving evidence, Miss Newlands said: "I ran outside and saw it was Willie."

Mr McKeeney, a labourer, originally from Donegal, Ireland, had phoned Miss Newlands to tell her he was on his way home.

The court heard a harrowing recording of Miss Newlands' 999 call.

As she carries out mouth-to-mouth resuscitation the controller tells her: "You're doing really well. Stay strong."

Miss Newlands went with Mr McKeeney in an ambulance to Victoria Infirmary where she was told he had died.

Rehman and Ishaq, prisoners at Polmont Young Offenders Institution, deny the racially aggravated murder of Mr McKeeney and showing previous malice and ill-will towards him.

The trial continues.