A man charged with killing 22-year-old Amir Shafique in Aylesbury had earlier threatened his victim’s mother, a court has heard.
The prosecution opened its case against seven men and one 17-year-old boy who are charged with murder and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm with intent at Reading Crown Court on Monday.
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The group are accused of killing Mr Shafique during a large fight near Edinburgh Playing Fields in Aylesbury on October 28, 2020, where the victim was stabbed to death.
The defendants are Nasim Khan, 24, of no fixed address; Mohammed Wasim, 20, of Thrasher Road, Aylesbury; Charlie Irwin, 22, of Radnor End, Aylesbury; Bradley Shoult, 21, of Chalgrove Walk, Aylesbury; Bertie Turvey, 22, of Henry Road, Aylesbury; Hamza Mousa, 21, of Cotterill Lane, Birmingham and Ishmael Shah, 23, of Cotterill Lane, Birmingham. The 17-year-old boy cannot be named for legal reasons.
The accused deny all of the charges against them.
On Monday, prosecutor Miranda Moore accused Nasim Khan of being the organiser of the attack on Mr Shafique and alleged that he had earlier threatened his victim’s mother.
In a transcript of a phone call between Mr Shafique and his brother before the attack, the victim told his brother that on an earlier phone call, Khan had used Mr Shafique’s mother’s name.
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Ms Moore alleged that by doing this, Khan was “threatening” Mr Shafique’s mother.
According to Ms Moore, Khan had issues with Mr Shafique because he thought he was a “snitch”. She added that when Mr Shafique offered to settle their differences in “one v one” fight, Khan said he would “catch you slipping”, meaning he would catch the victim off guard.
Earlier in the day, Ms Moore called Khan the “organiser” of the group and accused him of calling “reinforcements” from Birmingham to join the attack on Mr Shafique.
The trial continues.
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