A teenager was stabbed to death when "gang warfare" spilled onto the streets of Ashford, a jury has been told.

Jaydon McFarlane 19, was struck through the chest with a knife after two feuding gangs in the town traded insults and threats, it has been alleged.

Prosecutor Richard Barraclough QC told Maidstone Crown Court: "This was gang warfare on the streets of Ashford.

"It started with a stabbing on January 25 last year... and ended in the stabbing to death of Jaydon McFarlane on March 14."

Eighteen year olds Osita Alagbaoso, of Hoppers Way, and Joseph Matimba of Arlington, both Ashford, have denied murder in March last year.

The prosecutor claimed Mr McFarlane's killing was "a planned orchestrated revenge stabbing" after the rival gangs Kblock and NPB (No Plan B) exchanged threats after falling out over fake bank notes.

He told the jury that during the eight-week trial they will hear of the street slang the gangs used in their messages.

The incident began with the stabbing of a teenager in January last year by Matimba who used a 14 inch blade to inflict a leg wound on his victim. Alagbaoso has since admitted a wounding charge. Matimba has denied the offence.

He claimed the three "used to be friends" but fell out after an allegation McFarlane used fake £20 notes to buy drugs.

The jury was told that falling out led to a man, Kaseem Ibrahim, being stabbed in the Memorial Gardens while sitting on a park bench with two friends.

Mr Barraclough said that led to gang members exchanging threats before Mr McFarlane was confronted as he carried out a drugs deal in Clockhouse off Brookfield Road, the prosecutor said.

"McFarlane ended up being ambushed and killed by Alagbaoso," he claimed.

Alagbaoso, who was armed with two knives, including a Rambo-style weapon,was walking in Clockhouse.

The prosecutor said: "It was at 12.25pm that Alagbaoso saw McFarlane and ran towards him.

"McFarlane fell to the ground and Alagbaoso stabbed him twice. The knife broke, leaving the blade caught up in McFarlane's clothing and the handle fell to the ground.

"McFarlane managed to get up and ran away towards Clockhouse, pursued by Alagbaoso, who was carrying a Rambo-style knife."

The prosecutor added that Alagbaoso chased him into a small residents' car park where he produced the Rambo knife but put it away after he was seen by someone in a car "before he could finish him off".

An hour later, Mr McFarlane died after one of the knife wounds had gone through his chest cavity, cutting the edge of the spine and rib before entering the left lung.

The prosecutor claimed that four minutes after the killing Alagbaoso and Matimba were caught on CCTV cameras heading to Victoria Park and then onto a KFC restaurant.

He alleged that along the route the two stashed two knives near a bridge and then changed clothes in the disabled KFC toilets.

Later Hassan Tejan, 25, of Crownfield Road, collected the pair and took them to Canterbury - he has denied perverting the course of justice by helping them escape and lying to police.

Mr Barraclough claimed on March 14 Alagbaoso sent Matimba messages, including an image of Mr McFarlane's body which had been uploaded onto social media.

The jury heard that Alagbaoso is expected to claim self-defence.

The trial continues.

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