Walsall murder victim knifed in 'ferocious' machete attack by nine teenagers, court told
A 20-year-old murder victim died after a merciless machete attack at the hands of nine teenagers which was related to the stabbing of one of their brothers, jurors have been told.
Bailey Atkinson was knifed in a "ferocious" attack outside shops in High Street in Walsall market in the early hours of January 28 last year.
The jury in the trial was told the murder was precipitated by a stabbing incident involving Mr Atkinson and the brother of one of the defendants Ronan McCulloch, of Livingstone Road in Bloxwich in November 2022.
Opening the case for the prosecution Mr William Hughes KC said: "It is the prosecution's case that Bailey Atkinson was viciously murdered in what we described as a cowardly and ferocious attack. This took place in Walsall town centre in the early hours of January 28, 2023.
"The nine defendants in your charge travelled to the location in two cars which had been previously stolen.
