Three teenagers pleaded not guilty to the murder of an aspiring young rapper from Deptford today (July 28).
17-year-old Myron Yarde was fatally stabbed during an altercation in New Cross Road on April 3.
He was found by police suffering five stab wounds in nearby Camplin Road and died of his injuries within two hours of being taken to hospital.
Fauz Richards, 18, from Lewisham, and two boys aged 15 and 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at the Old Bailey this morning to enter their pleas.
All three will stand trial for murder at the Old Bailey on October 3.
Two Lewisham women charged with perverting the course of justice in connection with the murder of Myron Yarde also appeared in court today.
Jamie Kennedy, 31, and Charlotte Edmonds, 32, both of Daubeney Tower, are expected to enter pleas on September 1.
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