by Julia Roberts

A teenager and three men are facing "significant" periods behind bars for their parts in what a judge described as an "extremely ugly" violent attack in Maidstone which left three other men injured.

Adibola Alimi, 18, Nicholas Garcia, 24, Earll Williams, 25, and 20-year-old Dare Adun were all originally charged with three offences of attempted murder following the incident in the Lockmeadow Centre on March 27.

They also faced alternative charges of wounding Jermaine Dixon, Dion Benjamin and Marcus Williams with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, as well as violent disorder.

Police at the time were reported to have described the attack as a "domestic-related confrontation."

A trial of the four defendants was due to start at Maidstone Crown Court today. However, before the case was opened Garcia admitted wounding Mr Williams with intent and Williams admitted wounding Mr Benjamin with intent. Alimi and Adun pleaded guilty to violent disorder.

A jury of 10 men and two women had already been sworn in to hear the case and was therefore formally directed by Judge James’ O’Mahony to return guilty verdicts in respect of those offences.

Prosecutor Danny Moore said the basis of pleas put forward by the defendants was acceptable. He then offered no evidence in respect of the three charges of attempted murder and formal not guilty verdicts were entered in the court record.

No evidence was also offered in respect of any outstanding wounding with intent charges that the four men faced. The offence of violent disorder in respect of Garcia and Williams was ordered to be left on file.

Alimi, of Beecholmes Estate, Hackney, east London, Garcia, of Moresby Road, Hackney, Williams, of Imperial Avenue, Victorian Road, Stoke Newington, north London, and Adun, of no fixed address, were all remanded in custody to await sentence.

Judge O’Mahony said probation reports would need to consider dangerousness and the possibility of indeterminate sentences.

"This was an extremely ugly, dangerous, nasty, violent incident," he commented. "The incident itself was a disgrace and decent people who live in this county and country are disgusted and shocked by this kind of behaviour.

"You will all receive significant and substantial periods of imprisonment. That is what you must all expect."

A 17-year-old from Holloway, north London, who cannot be named for legal reasons, will stand trial at Canterbury Crown Court for an offence of violent disorder.