A COURT has heard a 17-year-old who admitted killing Kian Tordoff had issues with a man who was involved in a large-scale street brawl just half-an-hour before the stabbings.

The trial into the alleged murder of the 19-year-old and attempted murder of Matthew Page – also known as Matthew Lowther – last October 10 entered its eighth day on Friday at Bradford Crown Court (BCC).

Two key altercations have been the main focus of the trial – a fight involving a large amount of people on Westgate, at the top of Sackville Street, followed by the stabbings at around 5.45am.

The jury heard the 17-year-old – who cannot be named due to his age and admitted killing Mr Tordoff and inflicting a life-threatening wound on Mr Lowther but denies all charges – would not be giving his own evidence in the case.

But we are expected to hear from a psychiatrist next week as part of his case, on the basis that the teenager pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Mr Tordoff on "diminished responsibility".

This is on account of his mental health at the time and he has previously told his psychiatrist he was hearing voices when the stabbings happened.

Arbaz Khan – one of five other men on trial - took to the witness box and revealed he had armed himself with a machete from his wife’s house after being the centre of the street brawl but said he did not use it and “simply wanted to scare them” as he and others got out of  white BMW X5 on John Street-Rawson Square.

The fight erupted after Mr Khan, 22, of Yew Tree Avenue, approached a man named Abdullah – known as “Chaser” – near a bus shelter on Westgate with a smile and handshake.

Mr Khan said he was heading to Frame 2 to watch a Tyson Fury boxing match when he stopped in the white Seat Leon he was driving in Bradford city centre.

He had spotted two friends who he talked to from the car for a couple of minutes before he spotted Chaser to his left.

The white Seat Leon can be seen on CCTV footage to pull up on the left and Mr Khan and Amaad Shakiel, 22, of Leaventhorpe Lane – another defendant in the trial – got out.

Mr Khan told the jury he knew who Chaser was because the 17-year-old had been having problems with him.

He said: “I just simply wanted to talk to him and sort things out with the 17-year-old.”

He added: “The 17-year-old and Abdullah had problems and he told me Abdullah had turned up to Oak Lane with three older lads.”

The court heard Chaser punched Mr Khan in the face unprovoked and so he fought back and a large street brawl ensued with everyone then beating Mr Khan up for no reason.

Mr Khan eventually managed to escape in the Seat Leon and admits he was “terrified”.

A bloodied Mr Khan returned to his wife’s house and armed himself with an 18-inch machete from under the stairs because Chaser had threatened to come to his house and burn it down, he claims.

The six defendants in the trial – which includes Aizaz Khan, 27 of Yew Tree Avenue in the Daisy Hill area, Adam Qayum, 23, of Avenel Road, Allerton and Mohammed Adil Hussain, 18, of Kite Mews - ended up in a white BMW X5 near the house, driven by Aizaz Khan, Arbaz Khan’s older brother.

Mr Khan said his brother had come to check he was okay and that the only conversations in the vehicle on the way back into Bradford city centre related to that.

He also told the court he put the machete in the footwell of the back-left passenger seat and did not tell anyone else in the car he had it.

This car picked up Arbaz Khan’s phone from a young female named Reanna Dacres at John Street and, as far as he was aware, they were then going home, Mr Khan told the court.

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But he claims the same threats were made through the open left-side windows as earlier about his home as they rolled down the street.

Mr Khan said the 17-year-old – who was sat in the front passenger seat - tried to get out the vehicle as it was moving and Aizaz Khan pulled over.

Arbaz Khan – holding a machete – the 17-year-old – with two blades – Mr Hussain and Mr Qayum got out the vehicle and within less than 10 seconds Mr Tordoff had been stabbed multiple times by the teenager.

But Mr Khan, who had gone after two people but said he did not use the blade despite having the chance to and simply had it as a method of scaring off the group from actuating the threat, lost sight of the 17-year-old.

Around 30 seconds after leaving the BMW, the men were back in the vehicle, away from the chaos, on Piccadilly Street and made off from the scene.

All six men deny the murder of Mr Tordoff and the attempted murder and wounding with intent of Mr Lowther.

The 17-year-old now pleaded guilty to the unlawful wounding – a third count added to the indictment on Friday - of Mr Lowther.

The trial continues.