A fifth teenager accused of the murder of Kyle Yule made his first appearance at Maidstone Crown Court today.

The 16-year-old, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, is also accused of affray.

The Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate charged the youth, from the London borough of Croydon, on Friday.

He spoke only to give his name, date of birth and nationality - Nigerian - when he stood in the dock.

Kyle, 17, was fatally stabbed in East Street as he tried to flee to his home in nearby Hamilton Road on Friday, October 6 last year.

A previous hearing was told he was chased from a car and stabbed under his right armpit as rival gangs from Chatham and Gillingham clashed.

A tyre on the Renault Clio in East Street was slashed when the violence broke out in the early evening.

Victor Maibvisira, 19, of St John’s Road, Gillingham, two boys, aged 17, from Gillingham and Stevenage in Hertfordshire, and a boy, aged 16, from Sittingbourne, have all appeared on the murder and affray charges.

Four have pleaded not guilty and have been remanded in custody until the trial set for April 9.

The latest youth charge will enter pleas, along with two 17-year-olds, on March 28.

Maibvisira, who gave his nationality as Zimbabwean, has further denied possessing a knife and making threats with it on Sunday, October 1, five days before the alleged attack.