FIVE men armed with machetes allegedly knocked a 21-year-old man from his bike before stabbing him in a planned attack in Slough, a murder trial has heard.
Kyron Lee was knocked from his bike in Earls Lane by a stolen Golf on October 2 last year. Inside the vehicle were five men – it is believed by the Crown that three of those men are now on trial at Reading Crown Court charged with murder.
The incident happened at about 8.50pm. It is the Crown’s case that after the collision, Khalid Nur, 20, Yaqhub Mussa, 21, Fras Seedahmed, 18, all of Slough, Mohammed Elgamri, 18, of Windsor and Elias Almallah left the vehicle and chased Mr Lee along Earls Lane.
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It is alleged CCTV caught the men carrying ‘large machete-type knives’. Another alleged attacked followed in Waterman Close where ‘multiple stab wounds’ were inflicted on Mr Lee who later died from the injuries.
Nur, Seedahmed and Elgamri are now on trial, which started today (June1) charged with murder – which they deny.
Mussa was due to stand trial but pleaded guilty instead to one charge of murder yesterday (May 31), he will be sentenced at a later date.
The fifth man, Almallah, is said to have fled jurisdiction.
Another defendant, Yakoub Tarafi, 18, is also on trial charged with assisting an offender post murder.
There is another final defendant, Mohamed Abduelle, who the prosecution believe had a hand in planning the attack who has been charged but will stand trial seperately.
He attempting to flea by heading to Holland but was eventually extradited and charged.
Opening the trial, prosecutor Michael Shaw told the jury that Mr Lee was ‘targeted’ that evening.
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It is alleged that prior to the ‘planned attack’, the defendants stole a black VW Gold on September 4 from a drive in High Wycombe.
Mr Shaw said a false cloned set of number plates were placed on the vehicle ahead of the incident the following month.
Nur is alleged to have searched the internet for false plates and contacted a ‘criminal associate to do the cloning.
Following the attack on Mr Lee, the stolen vehicle was left abandoned in Stour Close car park in Slough.
Mr Shaw told the jury it appeared the defendants were well known to each other prior to the incident as phone data showed connections between the men before and on the day of the incident.
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The trial, which is expected to last eight to nine weeks and will mainly be an ‘identification case’ continues with jury members being shown CCTV footage of the day and the movements of the defendants before, during and after.
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