Rhamero West, 16, was stabbed to death after being chased by cars and on foot, jury told

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A teenage boy was chased through the streets by cars, then pursued on foot before being stabbed to death, a murder trial has heard.

Rhamero West, 16, banged on the door of a house as he desperately tried to escape his attackers, a jury was told. Moments earlier, Rhamero crashed his car into a tree and collided with another car, as he tried to flee those pursuing him through busy rush hour traffic, the trial heard. READ MORE : Gang planned to murder rivals following death of leader, 16, jury hears His attacker shouted something like 'arr, got you!' before stabbing him in Old Trafford, it was claimed.

Ryan Cashin, 19, is accused of knifing Rhamero and causing the fatal blow. He denies murder. Giovanni Lawrence, 20; Xavaiour Wynter, 18; and a 17-year-old boy who can't be named for legal reasons are all accused of murder under the joint enterprise law.

They have all pleaded not guilty. "Whatever grudge or issue lay behind what happened, we say that their relentless pursuit of Rhamero West and their absolute determination to catch him is obvious," prosecutor Guy Gozem QC told jurors at Manchester Crown Court. "From the lengths that they were prepared to go to throughout this very public chase, sometimes inside cars, sometimes outside cars, openly, brazenly carrying weapons. "The prosecution say that this was a joint enterprise, from beginning to end. "In other words, they all knew what they were doing." The trial heard that the chase, which lasted about 10 minutes, began following a 'confrontation' on the Princess Parkway, at about 5.45pm on September 9 last year.