The trial of five teenagers accused of murdering Kellon Hill is due to begin this morning after a lengthy jury selection took up the majority of yesterday's hearing.

Defendants Kellan Jeaurreau Lewis, 17, Kevin Andre Warner, 19, Gary Rupert Hollis, 16, Devon Vonzell Hairston, 17, and Zharrin Frankie Simmons, 17, sat in silence until they made their pleas.

The five youths pleaded not guilty to murder while Lewis denied possession of a knife, Warner denied having a wooden cane, Hollis and Hairston both denied possession of a protective crash helmet and Simmons denied having a screwdriver, all on August 9 last year.

Yesterday morning saw a mix of legal arguments and jury selection which took more than two hours.

Mr. Hill was allegedly stabbed to death as he left a late-night party at Elbow Beach, in Paget. The Crown is represented by Deputy Director of Prosecutions Michael McColm, Robert Welling and Nicole Smith.

Hollis is represented by Saul Froomkin QC, Simmons by Mark Pettingil and Marc Daniels, Warner by Elizabeth Christopher and Narinder Dosanjh, Lewis by John Perry QC and Craig Attridge and Hairston by Jerome Lynch QC and Allan Doughty.