Murder accused arrived in Norwich 48 hours before killing.

A man accused of stabbing a teen in the chest with a Rambo-style knife as part of a drug turf war went to Norwich two days before the death, according to court documents.

Leon Bangura, 21, is one of four people charged with the murder of Kalvin Taylor, whose body was discovered in a Mile Cross flat nearly a week after he was stabbed.

Police at scene of fatal stabbing(Image: Newsquest)

Soulay Fornah, 19, Adam Dugdale, 56, and Carrie-Anne Hall, 52, are also on trial at Norwich Crown Court, accused of murdering the 19-year-old who was discovered by police at the Lefroy Road flat on September 21 last year.

Norwich Crown Court(Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest)

The court has been told that Mr Taylor’s death was caused by turf disputes between competing gangs.

The kid, who was working for the Batman queue at the time of his murder, is alleged to have been robbed of drugs and cash before being disposed of by Lenny queue members, who were also selling drugs in Norwich at the time.

Kalvin Taylor (inset) was found dead at a property in Lefroy Road, Norwich(Image: Norfolk Constabulary/Newsquest)

Bangura, from London, was described by a witness as entering the Mile Cross flat with others on September 15, last year, before stabbing Mr Taylor in the chest. On Thursday, October 9, a jury of seven men and five women heard testimony from an operations analyst for Norfolk police.

Verity Hemp told the court that Bangura’s phone was identified leaving London on Friday, September 13, two days before the crime. She stated that it was observed going between London and Norwich at 1.08pm and 3pm.

Bangura then messaged his mother, indicating that he had gone away with “his friends” and would return “probably in two to three days”.

Police at scene of fatal stabbing(Image: Newsquest)

Collingwood Thompson KC previously told jurors that Bangura and Fornah, both from London, entered the property after meeting there with Hall, of Lodge Breck, Norwich, and Dugdale, of Shorncliffe Avenue, Norwich.

The flat was registered to Richard Iverson, who had previously dealt drugs in Great Yarmouth. Bangura allegedly threatened to stab him before stabbing Mr Taylor in the chest with a Rambo-style knife after stealing narcotics and money.

Bangura told Mr Iverson, “Don’t say anything or you’re next.” Bangura then informed Fornah, “It’s done; let’s leave.” After fleeing the flat, Bangura returned to London, according to the prosecution, after Matthew Holmes gave him a lift to Norwich railway station.

Meanwhile, Mr Iverson made sure Mr Taylor’s phone was nearby before leaving the flat, and later that week, he made anonymous phone calls to police, claiming that drugs were being distributed on the property. Fornah, Bangura, Dugdale, and Hall all deny murder.

Bangura has also denied threatening another person with a knife, and the fifth defendant, Holmes, 52, of Bowthorpe Road in Norwich, has pleaded not guilty to assisting an offender.

The trial, which is scheduled to run 11 weeks, continues.

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