Father suspected his son was concerned in brutal ‘gang-linked’ homicide

A father has instructed a courtroom how he suspected his son was concerned within the homicide of one other teenager after checking a tracker he secretly placed on his moped.

Shaun Hammett confronted Alfie, 19, when he discovered that Ray Quigley, 18, had been stabbed to loss of life in a busy city centre.

Jurors have been instructed the brutal killing was the results of a ‘deep-rooted gang rivalry’ between teams from Ipswich in Suffolk, the place the assault happened, and Norwich in Norfolk.

Describing the dialog, Mr Hammett stated he requested: ‘I hope you have not had nothing to do with what’s occurred on the town this afternoon.’

His son, who was sitting on his mattress taking part in on his pc, is claimed to have claimed he had gone into city to purchase boxing headgear – though Mr Hammett instructed the courtroom he noticed no tools.

Shaun Hammett confronted Alfie, 19, when he discovered that Ray Quigley, 18, (pictured) had been stabbed to loss of life in a busy city centre

He raised the topic once more the next day after they have been in his automobile collectively and instructed {the teenager} he knew the place he had parked his moped.

Hammett claimed he had gone to see a lady however ‘regarded a bit shocked’ when his father revealed he had positioned the tracker on the bike.

Police later recovered data from the covert gadget to point out the moped had been left at Bishops Hill, which allowed them to make use of CCTV to hint the route taken by a suspect referred to as Male One.

The prosecution say Male One is Hammett, who’s collectively accused of homicide with Johua Howell, 18. Both deny the cost.

Opening the case final week, prosecutor Andrew Jackson stated the sufferer was related to a Norwich gang referred to as Only The Money.

Hammett, of Rushmere St Andrew, allegedly has hyperlinks to a different Norwich gang, Third Side, whereas Howell, of Ipswich, was half a crew from his residence city referred to as Nacton, or IP3.

Police arriving on the scene after Ray was stabbed to loss of life within the city centre of Ipswich in Suffolk 

Tensions ‘have been excessive’ between the rival gangs and the defendants have been referred to as upon to work collectively to kill Mr Quigley, in accordance with the Crown.

Mr Jackson instructed Ipswich Crown Court: ‘You will hear that, previous to his loss of life, he [Quigley] had some affiliation to a gang in Norfolk referred to as Only The Money, or OTM. It was most likely his affiliation with that gang that led to his premature loss of life. But on that afternoon all that he was doing was merely together with his buddies strolling in that busy buying space. He had no thought of the tragic occasions about to unfold.’

Describing the alleged assault on January 17, he added: ‘When these two teams got here collectively and Mr Quigley was noticed, Alfie Hammett and Joshua Howell went in direction of him. Alfie Hammett, having pulled a knife, obtained to Mr Quigley first and he started to assault and stab Mr Quigley.

‘Joshua Howell, who had additionally pulled out what you might suppose was a machete, and so armed and offering an intimidating presence, prevented any of Mr Quigley’s buddies from intervening to assist.’

Howell chased one among Mr Quigley’s buddies right into a department of JD Sports, Mr Jackson stated. Afterwards, the 2 alleged killers ran in several instructions and disposed of their weapons and clothes.

‘Both have been arrested later and, when each got the chance to present an account to the police, each declined to take action,’ Mr Jackson added.

A autopsy examination revealed Mr Quigley, of Wymondham, a number of miles outdoors Norwich, had sustained 4 stab wounds to the torso. Two deadly wounds have been to the stomach and the chest – the latter delivered with such ‘extreme drive… it penetrated Mr Quigley’s breast bone and two of the foremost blood vessels of the guts, inflicting speedy and large blood loss’.

CCTV footage confirmed the sufferer staggering right into a greeting playing cards store the place he bled to loss of life.

Shaun Hammett instructed the courtroom he had fitted the monitoring gadget to his son’s moped a number of weeks earlier. When he heard by means of social media on January 19 the sufferer was from the Norwich space, ‘alarm bells’ rang in his head that his son is perhaps concerned.

He requested him once more if he had something to do with it, he instructed jurors, however he stated no, though he did admit understanding the sufferer’s brother.

Hammett went out to boxing observe on the evening of the homicide, the prosecution declare. When arrested, his telephone had been returned to manufacturing facility settings.

Howell, who is claimed to have purchased a one-way ticket on a flight to Nairobi, instructed officers he did not have a telephone. He claims to have been merely within the improper place on the improper time.

Both defendants additionally deny a cost of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.

The trial continues.