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Mum of stabbed teen told witness: 'Don't tell me my baby is gone'

The mother of a boy who was fatally stabbed on a beach phoned a teenage witness and said: "Please don't tell me my baby is gone". The witness gave evidence at the trial of Jay Stewart, 18, and a 15-year-old boy, who are accused of murdering Kayden Moy on Irvine Beach in May last year. The charge says Stewart and his co-accused - while acting with a third teenager, Cole Turley - pursued Moy, 16, and caused him to fall to the ground before they repeatedly stabbed him on the body. Turley, 18, pleaded guilty before trial to the murder charge. The two teenagers on trial have lodged a special defence of incrimination against him. Jurors previously heard Turley, Stewart and the 15-year-old were part of the Murray Boys gang in East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire. It is alleged Stewart and the other teenager had previous ill-will and malice towards him. Moy and his friends were said to be members of the rival Himshie gang. The 17-year-old witness' recorded police interview was played to jurors at the High Court in Glasgow. The teenager stated she had been with friends - including Moy - at the beach on 17 May last year. The girl said that rocks were thrown at their group by Turley, Stewart an

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Teenager 'proudly acted out' fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Kayden Moy

A teenager who murdered a 16-year-old boy acted out how he had killed the teenager while jumping on a couch at a friend's house, a trial has heard. Cole Turley, 18, also allegedly hid a knife in a friend's divan bed after carrying out the…

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Teenager 'proudly acted out' fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Kayden Moy

A teenager who murdered a 16-year-old boy acted out how he had killed the teenager while jumping on a couch at a friend's house, a trial has heard. Cole Turley, 18, also allegedly hid a knife in a friend's divan bed…

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Mum of stabbed teen told witness: 'Don't tell me my baby is gone'

The mother of a boy who was fatally stabbed on a beach phoned a teenage witness and said: "Please don't tell me my baby is gone". The witness gave evidence at the trial of Jay Stewart, 18, and a 15-year-old boy, who are…

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A teenager who murdered a 16-year-old boy acted out how he had killed the teenager while jumping on a couch at a friend's house, a trial has heard. Cole Turley, 18, also allegedly hid a knife in a friend's divan bed after carrying out the…

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The mother of a boy who was fatally stabbed on a beach phoned a teenage witness and said: "Please don't tell me my baby is gone". The witness gave evidence at the trial of Jay Stewart, 18, and a 15-year-old boy, who are accused of…

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