A jury have retired to consider their verdict in a murder trial after a Plumstead man died after being stabbed multiple times.

Ahmed Ahmed, 24, fatally injured outside Turton House, the block of flats where lived, in Barnfield Road.

He died in hospital on August 10 last year despite the best efforts of paramedics, who performed emergency surgery at the scene.

MORE TOP STORIES Originally six men were accused of his murder, but three have been found not guilty.

Osman Mohamed, 20, of Llanover Street, Woolwich, Hussein Roble, 18, of Wrottesley Road, also in Woolwich, and Onyema Olisa, 20, Malton Street, Plumstead, all deny the charge.

The Old Bailey jury retired yesterday (March 1) to consider their verdict.