Disturbing video showing the final moments of a teenager's life before he was allegedly killed by a group of youths has been aired in court.
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Kon Hsu Sein, 18, was allegedly murdered as part of a senseless dispute between two groups in Kurunjang, west of Melbourne, on December 20, 2024.
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On Wednesday, the prosecution opened its case in the Supreme Court of Victoria against Ngor Agear, Myaker Myaker and two youths who cannot be named for legal reasons.
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Each of the alleged offenders have pleaded not guilty to murder.
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Crown prosecutor Erin Ramsay told the jury that Mr Sein left his home in McBurnie Drive with two friends shortly after 7pm that evening.
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Less than 20 minutes later he was cornered in the driveway of a neighbouring house and stabbed to death.
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The court heard Mr Sein was cut to the head and face with such force that his skull was fractured.
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His left hand was almost completely severed from his arm.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene at 7.45pm.
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The court heard the alleged attack took place against a background of rising tensions between two rival groups in that area of Melbourne.
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Kon Hsu Sein, 18, was allegedly murdered as part of a senseless dispute
Mr Sein and his friends were associated with one group, while two of the accused were linked to the other.
CCTV footage from neighbouring properties was played to the jury.
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It showed a green Ford Falcon pull up in Greenhills Drive before all four accused and another male got out of the car.
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Three of them were carrying machetes.
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The group was then seen running into a laneway that connects Greenhills Drive with McBurnie Drive, where Mr Sein and his two friends were walking.
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An associate of the accused who lived nearby is alleged to have approached from the other end of the laneway, effectively boxing the three young men in.
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While Mr Sein's two friends managed to escape, he was not so lucky.
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One mate was seen being chased before both climbed a fence into a vacant lot.
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Mr Sein was pursued into the driveway of a neighbouring house where he could be heard pleading to be left alone.
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Kon Hsu Sein, 18, was seen running for his life before he was allegedly murdered
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'Back off, back off,' he was heard shouting as the group advanced on him.
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Mr Sein was then seen running into a driveway, which was hidden from surrounding CCTV.
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What happened there was the stuff of nightmares.
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'He was stabbed to death in that driveway,' Ms Ramsay said.
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'He was cut to the head and face with such force that his skull was fractured, and his left hand was almost completely severed from his arm.
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The next images showed the alleged attackers emerging from the driveway less than a minute later.
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One of the accused had been stabbed in the eye and another in the arm during the confrontation.
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The group returned to the Ford and drove directly to the Melton Health Hub for treatment.
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Neighbours who heard the disturbance jumped a fence and tried to help Mr Sein before police and paramedics arrived.
The alleged killers' defence is yet to be presented to the court.
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The trial continues.
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