Greater Manchester PoliceOne of three teenagers accused of murdering a 14-year-old boy is alleged to have filmed a rap video after the stabbing and boasted “we just done a murder”, a jury has been told.
Manchester Crown Court heard Ibrahima Seck was attacked while on his way to play football in the New Moston area of the city on 8 June and later died in hospital.
The prosecution said two 14-year-olds and a 16-year-old had been part of a group threatening Ibrahima, his family and his friendship group.
Following a brief altercation, Jamie Hamilton KC said Ibrahima was chased by the group before slipping and falling. One of the accused is then said to have knelt over the teenager and stabbed him.
‘Ran to seek help’
The three teenagers cannot be named due to their age.
Mr Hamilton told jurors one of the defendants – helped and encouraged by the other two – had stabbed Ibrahima.
The prosecution barrister alleged the boy who stabbed Ibrahima then filmed himself, improvising a rap in which he boasted “we just done a murder” before turning the camera round to show one of the other teenagers.
Ibrahima, who managed to get up and run to a nearby house to seek help, was taken to hospital where he died.
Mr Hamilton said that, in the immediate aftermath of the stabbing, two women acted to remove two of the defendants from the scene.
Jurors were told Ibrahima’s brothers witnessed the attack and that one of them had heard the teenager who stabbed him say words to the effect of “gimme the ting”.
“Ting” is slang for “thing”.
Mr Hamilton said: “It was a deliberate act. Not a slip. Not a trip. A deliberate act.”
The jury was shown CCTV footage of the incident.
But they were told the moment Ibrahima was stabbed was not visible since the area was shielded by a tree.
Enhanced police audio – in which shouting and screaming could be heard – was played in court.
The three teenagers deny murder and manslaughter. Two women deny assisting an offender.
The trial continues.
