Girl, 17, 'murdered in drug turf war'

A 17-year-old girl was killed in a"terrible and cowardly" stabbing during a drug turf war, a court has heard.

The jury was told two people came out of the dark in the park and the taller of them swung his right arm at Jodie's back.The attackers disappeared seconds later.Jodie suffered a deep wound to her back and was bleeding heavily after the attack in a park By the time an ambulance arrived, Jodie showed no signs of life and was pronounced dead en-route to hospital.Prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC told jurors none of Jodie's friends had any idea who was responsible for the"terrible and cowardly" attack.

"There is, however, nothing to suggest that Jodie was involved in the supply of drugs or that she might have upset anyone," Mr Aylett said."So, the prosecution suggest that Jodie is unlikely to have been the intended target; more likely is that the intended target was somebody else altogether.

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