Boy of 15 stabbed 'over drug debt'

A 15-year-old boy was stabbed through the heart outside his east London school by two teenagers over a £10 cannabis debt, the Old Bailey heard today.

The defendants, aged 16 and 14, used kitchen knives to murder Abdul Maye last December, the court was told.

Minutes earlier Abdul and his friends had chased off the boys, said Susan Edwards QC, prosecuting. "They had very publicly lost face so they decided to return for revenge," she said.

The 16-year-old, Boy A, walked up to Abdul and "lunged at least once from head height" with the knife. The 14-year-old, Boy B, plunged his knife into Abdul's back, saying "It's done, it's done", the court heard.

A doctor performed openheart surgery in the road but Abdul died soon afterwards. Boy A ran off but Boy B was cornered by Abdul's friends.

A and B both deny murder. The case continues.