Teenager killing was 'revenge attack'

Two men stabbed a teenager to death in a Northamptonshire pub toilet in revenge for an earlier fight, a court has been told.

Andrew Ferrie, 19, is accused of stabbing 18-year-old Lee Wright in June 2002 - just minutes after England's World Cup victory over Argentina.

Thomas McKinnon, 20, has pleaded guilty to murder and is expected to give evidence for the prosecution.

Mr Ferrie, of St John's Place, Corby, has denied the charge.

Nicholas Browne QC, prosecuting, said the three had been watching England's game against Argentina at the White Hart pub in Corby, on 7 June.

They were ready for trouble if it broke out and break out, regrettably, it did. Nicholas Browne QC, prosecuting

He said there were feelings of animosity between them following a fight between Mr McKinnon and Mr Wright in February 2002.

At Northampton Crown Court on Monday, the jury was told Mr McKinnon had seen the victim in the pub and was overheard planning to attack him.

Mr Browne said it was during half-time break in the World Cup tie that Mr McKinnon went home and picked up a chef's knife and a bread knife and called a friend to arrange a "getaway car".

At about 1530 GMT Mr Wright was attacked.

"According to Mr McKinnon, he gave Mr Ferrie a bread knife while he maintained a chef's knife," said Mr Browne.

CCTV 'celebration'

"They were ready for trouble if it broke out and break out, regrettably, it did."

The court heard while the victim was in the pub toilets Mr McKinnon followed him in and stabbed him.

Mr Ferrie, it was alleged, arrived shortly afterwards and repeatedly stabbed the teenager with the bread knife.

Mr Browne said Mr Ferrie then ran out of the pub where he was caught on CCTV cameras, arms raised in a "celebratory manner".

The court was told the pair were then driven by a friend, Carl Langley, to a house where they washed blood and fingerprints from the knives and took showers.

Mr Wright had 11 stab wounds to his neck and chest

The case continues.