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Kiyan killer 'to remain silent' Kiyan killer 'to remain silent'
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A youth who killed teenage footballer Kiyan Prince will not give evidence in his defence, the Old Bailey was told.A youth who killed teenage footballer Kiyan Prince will not give evidence in his defence, the Old Bailey was told.
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, would not go into the witness box, his defence team said.The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, would not go into the witness box, his defence team said.
As the prosecution closed its case, the jury was reminded the accused had been excluded from school for 10 days before he stabbed Kiyan on 18 May. The defendant denies murdering Kiyan, 15, a Queens Park Rangers youth player, in Edgware, north London on 18 May, but admits manslaughter.
He denies murdering Kiyan, a Queens Park Rangers youth player, in Edgware, north London, but admits manslaughter. Nicholas Hilliard, prosecuting, said the defendant had been trying to assert his superiority at school.
He told police afterwards that the attack outside the London Academy was an accident, the court heard. Inferiority complex
He alleged the defendant felt competitive against Kiyan, who was a year younger, but was better than him in certain sports.
"The defendant was trying to assert his superiority at school and that matters to some children more than others," he said.
"It is quite clear Kiyan and his friend were not interested in that."
Kiyan died from a stab wound to the heart after intervening to break up a play fight between the defendant and another boy.Kiyan died from a stab wound to the heart after intervening to break up a play fight between the defendant and another boy.
Mr Hilliard said: "We suggest that the evidence demonstrates in a short space, anger and temper, the defendant intended to cause really serious harm and he is guilty of the murder of Kiyan Prince."
The defendant told police the attack outside the London Academy was an accident, the court heard.
The knife he was carrying "was like a toy I carried around every day," he allegedly told officers.
Heavy burden
The court was reminded the accused had been excluded from school for 10 days before he stabbed Kiyan.
George Carter-Stevenson QC, defending, said Kiyan's death was undoubtedly a tragedy.
He told the jury: "You are here to decide whether this young man is not only responsible for the death of Kiyan, because he's admitted that in his plea to manslaughter, but whether he deliberately caused it.
"It matters not what your verdict may be in relation to this young defendant.
"His responsibility is something that he will carry with him for the rest of his life.
"Young people sometimes act very foolishly. They do not always foresee the consequences of what they do."