A teenage boy accused of murdering a student during a brawl on the streets of Maidstone has appeared at the Old Bailey.

Fighting broke out in Jubilee Square, Maidstone, on August 25 after rapper MoStack played a gig at the nearby Gallery Nightclub.

South Bank University student Andre Bent died after being stabbed through the chest in the town centre.

A 16-year-old from Hornsey, north London, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested and charged by police on September 1 with murder, three counts of attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon.

This morning he appeared at the Old Bailey, wearing glasses and dressed in a black suit and black tie, and was remanded in custody until his next appearance on November 18. No plea was entered.

Nine others charged with violent disorder from the night of Mr Bent's death were listed to give pleas by video link but did not appear this morning as more time was needed to assess evidence.

The defendants are Yussef Abdi Aweys, Darien Thompson-Cox, Mohamed Gelani, Nathaniel Small, Jerral Johnson, Kaline Riley, Rheo Lawrence, Ryan Lowe and Ali Aziz.

Several of those accused were understood to be members of MoStack's entourage, who supported the performer on the night of the gig.

Real name Montell Daley, the rapper recently broke a six-week silence on social media by apologising to the family of Mr Bent, though relatives slammed his comments, insisting they did "absolutely nothing for us".

The court was told a potential trial date had been set for February 24 and could last for up to seven weeks.

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