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Kyle Yule: Teenagers guilty of murder and affray Kyle Yule: Teenagers guilty of murder and affray
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Five teenagers have been convicted of the murder of a 17-year-old who was found dying in a friend's front garden.Five teenagers have been convicted of the murder of a 17-year-old who was found dying in a friend's front garden.
Kyle Yule died on the operating table after suffering five stab wounds and other injuries during an attack by the gang. Kyle Yule died on the operating table after suffering five stab wounds and other injuries an attack by the gang.
Victor Maibvisira, 19, and four boys under the age of 18 denied murdering Mr Yule in East Street, Gillingham, in October 2017, and charges of affray. Victor Maibvisira, 19, Jordan Dania, 16, Shezakia Daley, 17, Ephrain Akinwunmi-Streets, 17, and Tyler Ralph, 17, denied murdering Mr Yule in East Street, Gillingham, in October.
But they were unanimously convicted by a jury at Maidstone Crown Court.But they were unanimously convicted by a jury at Maidstone Crown Court.
The court heard that a group of "hooded up" boys set on Mr Yule, who lived in the town, in the latest in a series of disputes involving the teenagers.
'Like vultures''Like vultures'
Judge Adele Williams lifted the reporting restrictions banning the naming of the under-18s following the conviction "in the interests of open justice".
The court heard the group of "hooded up" boys set on Mr Yule, who lived in the town, in the latest in a series of disputes involving the teenagers.
A friend told the court Mr Yule was forced to flee from his car after it came under attack, but failed to make it to a friend's house nearby.A friend told the court Mr Yule was forced to flee from his car after it came under attack, but failed to make it to a friend's house nearby.
One witness said the group "were on him like vultures, kicking and punching him".One witness said the group "were on him like vultures, kicking and punching him".
Maibvisira, of St John's Road, Gillingham, and the other four defendants, from Gillingham, Sittingbourne, Croydon, and Stevenage in Hertfordshire, all denied murder. Maibvisira, of St John's Road, Gillingham, and the other defendants, from Gillingham, Sittingbourne, Croydon, and Stevenage in Hertfordshire, also denied affray and violent disorder, but were convicted on those counts as well.
They also denied affray and violent disorder, but were convicted on those counts as well.
Blamed each other
During their evidence, Maibvisira and one of the 17-year-olds blamed each other for the killing.During their evidence, Maibvisira and one of the 17-year-olds blamed each other for the killing.
The 19-year-old was described by the other's barrister as "a controlling and manipulative individual" who would "do anything to save [his] own skin".The 19-year-old was described by the other's barrister as "a controlling and manipulative individual" who would "do anything to save [his] own skin".
One of Mr Yule's friends, describing the moment he found him, said: "I remember pulling off [Kyle's] jumper. He was losing so much blood.One of Mr Yule's friends, describing the moment he found him, said: "I remember pulling off [Kyle's] jumper. He was losing so much blood.
"I remember him telling me he's not going to live. Me and my mum, we tried our best.""I remember him telling me he's not going to live. Me and my mum, we tried our best."
They will be sentenced on Thursday.They will be sentenced on Thursday.