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| Brixton bicycle row murder accused pleads guilty | Brixton bicycle row murder accused pleads guilty |
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| A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to the murder of a teenager in a row over the sale of a bicycle. | A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to the murder of a teenager in a row over the sale of a bicycle. |
| The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted stabbing 17-year-old Alim Uddin seven times. | The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted stabbing 17-year-old Alim Uddin seven times. |
| He attacked Alim at the Tilford House block of flats in Brixton, south London, on 4 May. | He attacked Alim at the Tilford House block of flats in Brixton, south London, on 4 May. |
| The victim had gone to meet the boy to ask for the return of the £90 he paid for the bike, which the defendant had not handed over, the Old Bailey heard. | The victim had gone to meet the boy to ask for the return of the £90 he paid for the bike, which the defendant had not handed over, the Old Bailey heard. |
| The accused was due to face trial having denied Alim's murder, but changed his plea to guilty. | The accused was due to face trial having denied Alim's murder, but changed his plea to guilty. |
| 'Youthful bravado' | |
| Opening the case at the Old Bailey on Monday, prosecutor David Jeremy QC said Alim "was angry that (the defendant) had ripped him off." | |
| "There were on both sides expressions of youthful bravado but nothing that suggested it would lead to a killing. | |
| "The friends of Alim Uddin described the two boys as being wary of each other but said Alim was not angry or expecting a fight. He just wanted his money back." | |
| The victim went alone to meet the other boy at Tilford House in Brixton, leaving his friends in a nearby park. | |
| Just before 17:00 BST, a resident at the block of flats heard a "thud" and discovered Alim collapsed on his doorstep. | |
| He was pronounced dead at King's College Hospital an hour later. | |
| A post-mortem examination found seven wounds - four to the front of his chest, one to the lower back, one to the shoulder and one to the thigh. | |
| "The stab wounds suffered by Alim Uddin and the complete lack of injury suffered by (the defendant) paints a clear picture of how Alim Uddin came to his death," Mr Jeremy said. | |
| Judge Richard Kramer remanded the boy in custody to be sentenced on 12 November. | Judge Richard Kramer remanded the boy in custody to be sentenced on 12 November. |