Jersey teenagers on trial after 18-year-old man 'stabbed 23 times'

Three teenagers have gone on trial at Jersey's Royal Court after an 18-year-old man was stabbed near Le Geyt Flats in St Saviour on 9 January last year.

The prosecution claims the victim was lured to a bike shelter on the housing estate, before being stabbed 23 times in what they allege was a 'planned and targeted attack' that left him with 'life-threatening' and 'life-changing' injuries.

19-year-old Alex Diogo Franca De Jesus admits possession of an offensive weapon but denies attempted murder, instead pleading guilty to the alternative charge of grave and criminal assault.

Two 17-year-old boys, who cannot be named because of their age, both deny grave and criminal assault and affray.

A fourth teenager, 18-year-old Jayden James Howard, has already pleaded guilty to attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and is not involved in the trial.

The court heard that the victim had to be airlifted to Southampton Hospital for surgery to remove the end of a blade that was lodged in his back. He also experienced two punctured lungs and a damaged liver, and required a blood transfusion.

The trial continues and is expected to end next Friday (17 March).