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| Kiyan murder jury is discharged | Kiyan murder jury is discharged |
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| A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a youth accused of murdering teenage footballer Kiyan Prince who was stabbed to death in May. | A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a youth accused of murdering teenage footballer Kiyan Prince who was stabbed to death in May. |
| The judge discharged the jury after four days of deliberations, deciding it was unlikely to reach a verdict. | The judge discharged the jury after four days of deliberations, deciding it was unlikely to reach a verdict. |
| The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at the Old Bailey accused of stabbing Kiyan, 15, outside his school in Edgware, north London. | The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at the Old Bailey accused of stabbing Kiyan, 15, outside his school in Edgware, north London. |
| The 16-year-old from north London, will now face a retrial. | The 16-year-old from north London, will now face a retrial. |
| He admitted manslaughter, but denied murdering Kiyan on 18 May outside the gates of the London Academy. | He admitted manslaughter, but denied murdering Kiyan on 18 May outside the gates of the London Academy. |
| He said the death was an accident and that he intended to scratch Kiyan with a knife he considered a toy. | He said the death was an accident and that he intended to scratch Kiyan with a knife he considered a toy. |
| Kiyan, who played for Queens Park Rangers' youth team, was stabbed through the heart. | Kiyan, who played for Queens Park Rangers' youth team, was stabbed through the heart. |
| The date for the retrial will be set on Friday, 3 November. | The date for the retrial will be set on Friday, 3 November. |