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| Footballer murder jury sent home | |
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| The jury in the trial of a boy accused of murdering teenage footballer Kiyan Prince has been sent home. | The jury in the trial of a boy accused of murdering teenage footballer Kiyan Prince has been sent home. |
| The 16-year-old defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, stabbed Kiyan, 15, outside his school in Edgware, north London, in 18 May. | The 16-year-old defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, stabbed Kiyan, 15, outside his school in Edgware, north London, in 18 May. |
| Kiyan, who played for Queens Park Rangers youth team, was knifed in the heart after breaking up a play fight, the Old Bailey was told. | |
| The accused, from north London, denies murder, but admits manslaughter. | The accused, from north London, denies murder, but admits manslaughter. |
| Before sending the jury out to deliberate on Tuesday the judge warned them not to let emotion get in the way. | Before sending the jury out to deliberate on Tuesday the judge warned them not to let emotion get in the way. |
| "Unsurprisingly, this case raises intense emotion on behalf of the victim's family and the defendant's," said Mr Justice Wilkie. | "Unsurprisingly, this case raises intense emotion on behalf of the victim's family and the defendant's," said Mr Justice Wilkie. |
| "It is your task in accordance with your oath to set all emotion to one side and consider all the evidence coolly and dispassionately." | "It is your task in accordance with your oath to set all emotion to one side and consider all the evidence coolly and dispassionately." |
| The jury will resume its deliberations on Wednesday. | The jury will resume its deliberations on Wednesday. |