A court has heard how four boys, including two aged 14, killed another teenager on the streets of London in an "unprovoked" and "senseless" knife attack. The group allegedly took a minicab from an estate in Hendon to Harrow, west London, then asked the driver to wait as they murdered 19-year-old Hussein Ahmed and attacked two 17-year-olds, the court heard. After seven or eight minutes, they returned to the cab and told the driver "Drive, boss", the court heard Mr Ahmed was stabbed once in the back in a street near the South Harrow tube and suffered massive blood loss. He died in hospital three days later. Another boy was stabbed in the arm and stomach while a third narrowly avoided injury as an attacker slashed the sleeve of his jacket.
Two 14-year-olds and a 16-year-old, who was 15 at the time, are on trial at the Old Bailey, accused of murder, wounding with intent and attempted wounding with intent. They are also charged with conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm.
The boys, who cannot be named because of their ages, deny the charges. A fourth alleged attacker aged 16 fled the country and is wanted by police, the court heard.
Prosecutor Anthony Orchard QC told jurors they would be shown CCTV footage and hear from eyewitnesses as well as an analysis of the defendants' mobile phones.
