Moments that led up to stabbing of Kennie Carter, 16, heard for first time

Full of details of three incidents that preceded the fatal stabbing of a much-loved 16-year-old boy in Trafford have been disclosed for the first time.

'Cheeky chappy' Kennie Carter, 16, died after being stabbed in the street in Stretford as he walked home on the evening of January 22 this year.

He died in hospital after a member of the public found him on Thirlmere Avenue. The opening of an inquest into his death earlier this year heard he had suffered a single stab wound to the chest.

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Today (Friday), at a pre-inquest review hearing, a coroner was told the police investigation into the tragedy was ongoing with no charges having yet being brought.

During the hearing, Detective Inspector Edwards from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) also gave the coroner an outline of the background to Kennie's tragic death, which appeared "to have followed a dispute between two groups."

Investigators had established there were three incidents in the hours before he was stabbed, she revealed. On Friday, January 21, there was an incident in a chicken shop on Chester Road where "a male was assaulted by a number of other males." "It's thought Kennie Carter was present," she said.

On the same day, there was what "appears to be some sort of pre-planned confrontation between the two groups" in Victoria Park. Then on Saturday, January 22, in the hours before Kennie's death, "the two groups have met up again" and were "involved in some form of verbal altercation" at Stetford Mall.

Investigations have concluded no criminal offences were committed during that incident, DI Edwards said, but she added "it is clear there were tensions ongoing