Teen's body dumped on Leeds street after bungled revenge attack on rival
19-year-old Harry Abbott was killed in the attack
A teenager was killed during a gang attack in which he and pals sought revenge in a tit-for-tat rivalry.
Harry Abbott, 19, was part of a masked group who tried to attack Alfie Milburn in Seacroft, but he was stabbed by Milburn during the bloody melee.
Mr Abbott collapsed moments later and died. It was alleged in court that the blade had been thrust into his back and chest, making the wound "unsurvivable”.
Milburn, 19, of Parkside View, Seacroft, was cleared of murder during a trial at Leeds Crown Court in April but found guilty of manslaughter.
Meanwhile, three other men who accompanied Mr Abbott have admitted conspiring to commit grievous bodily harm and possessing offensive weapons or bladed articles.
They were 20-year-old driver Dylan Earp of Cross Green Lane, Cross Green, 19-year-old Jack Rider of Conway Place, Harehills and 24-year-old Tray Plummer of Seaforth Road, Harehills.
The court heard Mr Abbott’s lifeless body was then bundled into a car by the pals and left on the pavement outside a property in Harehills.
Meanwhile, Milburn fled the country to avoid justice and was later detained in Northern Ireland.
Reporting restrictions on the case have only just been lifted.
During Milburn's trial it was heard that two targeted attacks had taken place on Mr Abbott's friends in October last year.
Dylan Earp was attacked outside his home in Cross Green by two masked perpetrators wielding a machete on October 2. They demanded he hand over a gold chain before fleeing.
Then on October 7, Tray Plummer was attacked on a street in Gipton by two masked men with machetes riding a motorbike.
Prosecutor Andrew Haslam KC said Mr Abbott and his friends suspected Milburn had been involved so sought revenge.
They set off late morning on October 8 in a stolen Ford Focus to find Milburn with an intention of attacking him.
Stopping to fill up with fuel, CCTV footage from the petrol station showed Mr Abbott, Dylan Earp, Tray Plummer and Jack Rider in the car.
They arrived at Milburn’s home shortly before midday.
Milburn was just leaving the property and the group stepped out of the Focus wearing face masks and carrying machetes and knives.
Only driver Earp stayed in the car.
Footage showed them chasing Milburn on foot, although the attack was not caught on camera.
Moments later it showed them running back to the car, including Mr Abbott, who appeared to fall, then get back to his feet.
Mr Abbott then suddenly collapsed motionless.
He was then bundled into the car before it was driven off.
Minutes later, they arrived on St Wilfrid’s Crescent, Harehills, and dragged Mr Abbott's body from the car and onto the pavement.
Captured on CCTV, screams of "get an ambulance" were heard.
The group then got back into the Focus and drove off, leaving Mr Abbott on the pavement.
The Focus was then ditched on nearby Amberton Crescent.
Mr Abbott was declared dead at 12.30pm.
He had been stabbed in the back with the blade penetrating ribs and striking a main artery. It caused massive internal bleeding within seconds.
Mr Haslam said: "There was nothing anyone could have done to stem the loss of blood."
A pathologist's report concluded that a long thin knife had been "thrust into his back with severe force".
Following the attack, Milburn was captured on CCTV walking along the street. Audio from the footage caught him saying: "I think I killed him."
Police later went to his home and found a machete outside the front door and a sword on the sofa.
However, Milburn then fled the country before police could arrest him, first travelling to Dublin, then Northern Ireland.
Following an appeal, he was arrested at Belfast International Airport on October 27, almost three weeks after Mr Abbott's death.
He refused to answer police questions during his interview but gave a prepared statement claiming it was self defence, a stance he maintained throughout his trial.
Milburn will be sentenced on June 1. The other three men are due to be sentenced at a later date.