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| Jaden Moodie: Boy, 14, 'killed by rival gang in frenzied attack' | Jaden Moodie: Boy, 14, 'killed by rival gang in frenzied attack' |
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| A 14-year-old boy was knocked off a moped and then stabbed to death by a rival gang in a "violent and frenzied" attack, a court has heard. | A 14-year-old boy was knocked off a moped and then stabbed to death by a rival gang in a "violent and frenzied" attack, a court has heard. |
| Jaden Moodie was allegedly dealing drugs for a gang when he was targeted by a group of five men on 8 January. | Jaden Moodie was allegedly dealing drugs for a gang when he was targeted by a group of five men on 8 January. |
| Ayoub Majdouline was in a stolen Mercedes which was driven at Jaden, causing him to be "catapulted" over the bonnet, the Old Bailey heard. | |
| Mr Majdouline, 19 and of London, denies murder and possession of a knife. | |
| Prosecutor Oliver Glasgow QC told jurors the five men in the car had armed themselves with knives and had gone to "great lengths" to hide their faces. | Prosecutor Oliver Glasgow QC told jurors the five men in the car had armed themselves with knives and had gone to "great lengths" to hide their faces. |
| "On finding Jaden Moodie, the Mercedes drove straight towards the moped, swerving onto the same side of the road so that it struck Jaden Moodie head on," he said. | "On finding Jaden Moodie, the Mercedes drove straight towards the moped, swerving onto the same side of the road so that it struck Jaden Moodie head on," he said. |
| He told the court the victim "did not stand a chance" and his crash helmet had come off when he was struck. | He told the court the victim "did not stand a chance" and his crash helmet had come off when he was struck. |
| Three men then got out of the car and "repeatedly" stabbed the 14-year-old in a "violent and frenzied attack", as he lay "defenceless and seriously injured" on the ground, the court was told. | Three men then got out of the car and "repeatedly" stabbed the 14-year-old in a "violent and frenzied attack", as he lay "defenceless and seriously injured" on the ground, the court was told. |
| "Fourteen seconds was all it took," Mr Glasgow added. | "Fourteen seconds was all it took," Mr Glasgow added. |
| Jaden was found with nine stab wounds and bled to death in the road, the jury heard. | Jaden was found with nine stab wounds and bled to death in the road, the jury heard. |
| 'Petty rivalries' | 'Petty rivalries' |
| Members of the victim's family gasped and cried out as CCTV footage of the attack was played to the jury. | Members of the victim's family gasped and cried out as CCTV footage of the attack was played to the jury. |
| The prosecutor said the images showed the killers had "no qualms about playing out their petty rivalries using the blade of a knife". | The prosecutor said the images showed the killers had "no qualms about playing out their petty rivalries using the blade of a knife". |
| The Mercedes was abandoned in a quiet cul-de-sac, while a knife and a pair of yellow rubber gloves were thrown away and recovered from a nearby drain the next day, the court was told. | The Mercedes was abandoned in a quiet cul-de-sac, while a knife and a pair of yellow rubber gloves were thrown away and recovered from a nearby drain the next day, the court was told. |
| Mr Glasgow said the 14-year-old's blood and traces of the defendant's DNA were found on both. | Mr Glasgow said the 14-year-old's blood and traces of the defendant's DNA were found on both. |
| Burnt clothing belonging to Jaden's attackers was also found in a churchyard, the court was told. | Burnt clothing belonging to Jaden's attackers was also found in a churchyard, the court was told. |
| Mr Majdouline disputes playing any part in the attack. | Mr Majdouline disputes playing any part in the attack. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |