A gangster was hacked to loss of life as payback for crashing a celebration on rival turf and attacking the birthday boy with a machete, a court docket has heard.
Salem Koudou, 19, was stabbed 32 occasions after he was chased by as much as 15 individuals in Brixton, south London, jurors heard.
Darius Kwakye, 29, Donte McCalla, 21, and Tristan Bullock, 21, are on trial on the Old Bailey for his homicide and another cost of manslaughter, which they deny.
Opening their trial on Monday, Oliver Glasgow KC mentioned there may very well be no excuse for the “murderous attack”.
The jury heard that on 20 August 2020, Mr Koudou – a member of Stockwell-based gang All ‘Bout Money (ABM) – and two others went out in a stolen VW Golf to assault rivals.
ABM was in violent dispute with gangs often called 17 or Wandsworth Road, One Five O (150) or Get Back Gang (GBG), and Four Ten (410).
After failing in a single try, Mr Koudou and his companions went on to Brixton the place they got here allegedly throughout an “ideal target”.
Just earlier than 6pm the VW Golf was pushed head first into Kwakye’s parked Mercedes exterior a party on Marcella Road for Tyreicke Williams, 28, who was affiliated to GBG.
Mr Koudou obtained out with an “enormous knife” and started to chase friends, together with Mr Williams and Kwakye, it was alleged.
Mr Williams fell to the bottom and was set upon by Mr Koudou however managed to get away regardless of being harm.
Mr Glasgow mentioned the response was “immediate and violent”, “swift and aggressive” as social gathering friends armed themselves and gave chase.
He informed jurors: “The roles were now reversed, Salem Koudou no longer had the upper hand, and he had 15 or more people to escape from.”
‘No hope of survival’
Realising he was “hopelessly outnumbered”, Mr Koudou fled however fell to the ground and was set upon by members of the group, the prosecutor mentioned.
Mr Glasgow informed jurors: “In total he was stabbed more than 30 times and the injuries he sustained were catastrophic.
“His lungs, liver and abdomen had been broken by the knives that had been used to stab him, and the blades had been wielded with such ferocity that a number of the wounds had been as deep as 14cm.
“Others damaged the bones of his rib cage, and one went through his skull.
“There was no hope of survival and but seconds was all it took for this assault to happen, for his pursuers to have their revenge, and for the killers to vanish calmly as if nothing had occurred.”
He added: “Given the construct as much as this stunning violence, there could be little question that Salem Koudou’s pursuers wished to avenge the assault upon Tyreicke Williams.”
The defendants, from south London, had been allegedly recognized as being among the many group of males who chased and stabbed Mr Koudou to loss of life.
However, Mr Glasgow mentioned they don’t settle for CCTV and forensic proof and deny that that they had something to do with the homicide.
The trial continues.
Source: information.sky.com”