A prosecutor told the Supreme Court that a series of “deadly decisions” led to a stabbing that cost a teenager his life.

Eze Hart, 22, has denied the allegation that he murdered 16-year-old Kanye Ford in an incident in the Horseshoe Bay car park on September 9, 2022.

Mr Ford reportedly died as a result of multiple wounds after an altercation that took place at about 11pm.

As the trial began yesterday, Karim Nelson, for the Crown, said Mr Ford and Mr Hart had attended a party at the beach on the night the latter was killed.

“The evidence will tell you at some point during the course of the night Kanye and his friends left the area where the party was being held on the beach and they went up to the parking area, the entrance area where there is a roundabout,” Mr Nelson said.

“While there, they were approached by the defendant and his friends and associates who were armed with knives.

“The defendant and his friends accused Kanye and his friends of stealing his cellular phone. An argument developed, tempers flared, things were said, but at some point everything simmered down.”

Mr Nelson said that at some point later, Mr Ford entered a conversation with a woman and had his back turned to the defendant.

“The defendant then took a bottle and smashed it over Kanye’s head,” he said. “Kanye then turned to him and they started to engage in a fight.

“During the fight, the defendant took a knife and stabbed Kanye several times, and just like that, Kanye lost his life.”

Mr Nelson said that Mr Ford died as a result of “deadly decisions” made by Mr Hart, who he alleged attended the party with a knife, started a fight with Mr Ford and then used that knife to stab the victim.

He also told jurors that they would hear evidence from two witnesses who told police at the scene that they had not seen anything.

“To be upfront with you, they lied to the police,” Mr Nelson said. “Of course they will come here and they will have to explain to you why they lied to the police.”

The jury was also shown body camera footage from a police officer arriving on the scene in the wake of the fatal stabbing, in which a young man identified as Mr Ford lay on the ground receiving medical assistance.

As the footage continued, it showed paramedics lifting the teenager into an ambulance where they are seen giving him chest compressions.

While one man providing assistance gave the police officer Mr Ford’s name and age, he said he did not witness the attack himself.

The man said he had seen a group of people in the area and his friend on the floor, and when he came towards the area something had struck his arm, causing an injury.

Jurors were also shown a series of photographs taken from the crime scene on the night of the stabbing, including images of broken bottles and red-stained pavement.

Another photograph showed a black-handled, eight-inch kitchen knife, which was said to have been found about 20 feet away from the scene of the stabbing.

Other photographs shown included wounds on the left side of Mr Ford’s chest and his left hip, along with injuries to Mr Hart’s palm, elbow and knee.

The trial continues.

• CORRECTION: an earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the name of the victim as Kanye Fray. The Royal Gazette apologises for this error

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