road gangster was hacked to loss of life in swift retribution 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 instances after he was chased by as much as 15 individuals intent on revenge in Brixton, south London, jurors heard.
Darius Kwakye, 29, Donte McCalla, 21, and Tristan Bullock, 21, are on trial on the Outdated Bailey for his homicide and an alternate cost of manslaughter, which they deny.
Opening their trial on Monday, Oliver Glasgow KC mentioned there might be no excuse for the “murderous assault”.
On 20 August 2020, Mr Koudou and two others armed themselves with not less than one knife and probably a gun and set off in a stolen VW Golf to assault rivals, it was claimed.
Jurors had been informed Mr Koudou was a member of Stockwell-based gang All ‘Bout Cash (ABM) which was in violent dispute with gangs generally known as 17 or Wandsworth Street, One 5 O (150) or Get Again Gang (GBG), and 4 Ten (410).
Mr Koudou and his companions first went to Wandsworth the place a possible goal was chased however managed to flee, the court docket heard.
They went on to Brixton the place they got here allegedly throughout an “splendid goal”, a birthday celebration on Marcella Street for Tyreicke Williams, 28, who was affiliated to GBG.
Simply earlier than 6pm the VW Golf was pushed head first into Kwakye’s parked Mercedes and switch over onto its roof, jurors heard.
Two of the unidentified occupants pulled themselves from the wreckage and ran off.
Mr Koudou bought out with an “huge knife” and commenced to chase visitors, together with Mr Williams and Kwakye, it was alleged.
The defenceless Mr Williams fell to the bottom and was set upon by Mr Koudou however managed to get away regardless of being damage.
Mr Glasgow mentioned the response was “quick and violent”, “swift and aggressive” as occasion visitors armed themselves and gave chase.
He informed jurors: “The roles had been now reversed, Salem Koudou now not had the higher hand, and he had 15 or extra individuals to flee from.”
He bumped into Wynne Street the place he used his knife to beat back his pursuers.
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 whole he was stabbed greater than 30 instances and the accidents he sustained had been 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 few of the wounds had been as deep as 14cm.
“Others broken the bones of his rib cage, and one went by way of his cranium.
“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 might be little question that Salem Koudou’s pursuers needed 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.
Nevertheless, Mr Glasgow mentioned they don’t settle for CCTV and forensic proof and deny that that they had something to do with the homicide.
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