'I stabbed him, bro': Jury hears Snapchat video in Luis Guembes murder trial

A teenager accused of murdering 15-year-old Farnham schoolboy Luis Guembes allegedly admitted stabbing him in a Snapchat video, a court has heard.

In the online video, the teenager allegedly said: “I stabbed him, bro and I think [Defendant 2] did as well”, before describing how the confrontation turned violent.

The video was played at Guildford Crown Court yesterday (Tuesday, October 20), as prosecutors outlined how Luis was allegedly lured into a secluded area of Stoke Park in Guildford and fatally stabbed following a dispute over a broken mobile phone.

The first defendant allegedly described grabbing Luis, kicking him in the groin and throwing him to the ground before stabbing him.

He said Luis began screaming that he was bleeding before he fled on his bicycle, adding: “Literally could not have gone worse.”

The two teenagers are accused of murdering Luis, who died after suffering stab wounds to his lower back, head and shoulder in woodland at Stoke Park on January 19.

Both defendants deny murder.

Opening the prosecution case, Julian Evans KC told the jury that the defendants had plotted to rob Luis after one of them claimed he was owed money for a broken phone.

The court heard that Luis had been led to believe he was going to help one of the defendants rob another boy.

But the prosecution alleges this was a ruse to lure Luis into the park, where he was the intended target.

Mr Evans said the dispute began around two months earlier, when Luis allegedly broke the second defendant's phone during a meeting at Foxenden Quarry.

In a message read to the jury, Luis said: “I’m going to help beat up this guy for money because I owe him because I broke his phone.”

The court heard that the two defendants were friends, while Luis and the second defendant knew each other but were not friends.

The first defendant had not known Luis before the incident.

Mr Evans told the jury that the defendants had agreed to rob Luis to settle the alleged debt over the damaged phone.

The prosecution's case is that the two teenagers travelled together to Stoke Park before the second defendant went to Guildford town centre to meet Luis.

The first defendant remained in the wooded area, where prosecutors allege he waited for the pair to arrive.

Luis was then taken into a secluded part of the park, where the prosecution alleges he was confronted and attacked.

Mr Evans said Luis had been deceived into believing he would be helping to rob someone else, when the defendants had actually planned to target him.

The jury heard that both defendants were allegedly armed with knives.

Describing the confrontation, Mr Evans said: “Luis was unarmed. In all likelihood in that concealed area Luis tried to fight back although he was outnumbered he tried to escape the trap that was laid out for him.”

The court heard that Luis suffered three stab wounds during the incident, including one to his lower back that was approximately 17cm deep.

It was this wound that proved fatal, the prosecution said.

Mr Evans told the jury that both defendants had participated in the attack, either by stabbing Luis or by supporting the other defendant with the intention of causing serious harm.

The prosecution alleges that the teenagers fled the scene after the attack, leaving Luis seriously injured and bleeding heavily.

The first defendant allegedly left on a bicycle, while the second defendant walked away.

Both returned to their home addresses, the jury heard.

Mr Evans said neither defendant attempted to summon medical assistance for Luis.

Members of the public subsequently found the injured schoolboy and called the emergency services.

Despite efforts to save him, Luis died at the scene.

The jury also heard accounts from two witnesses who said the second defendant had spoken about attacking Luis in the days before his death.

According to the prosecution, the witnesses said he had threatened to “jump” and “stain” Luis.

The witnesses believed the latter expression referred to stabbing him, although they thought the comments were a joke at the time.

The court also heard that arrangements for Luis to meet the second defendant had been made through an intermediary.

The prosecution alleges that Luis had been pressured into travelling to Guildford for the meeting.

The first defendant has pleaded not guilty to murder, conspiracy to rob and possession of a bladed article.

The second defendant has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to rob and possession of a bladed article, but denies murder.

The jury was also told about the accounts given by the two defendants, who dispute the prosecution's allegation that they were jointly responsible for Luis's death.

The first defendant accepts meeting the second defendant and travelling with him to Stoke Park.

He also accepts remaining in the park while the second defendant went into Guildford town centre to meet Luis.

However, he denies carrying a knife or taking part in the fatal attack.

His case is that an altercation broke out between Luis and the second defendant and that he attempted to defuse the situation.

He maintains that he played no part in Luis's murder.

The second defendant also accepts meeting the first defendant that afternoon and travelling with him to Stoke Park.

He says he then went into Guildford town centre to meet Luis while the first defendant remained in the woods.

The second defendant admits carrying a knife and agreeing to rob Luis.

According to his account, he demanded that Luis hand over his mobile phone.

When Luis refused, the second defendant says he produced his knife and an altercation followed.

However, he denies stabbing Luis at any point.

The prosecution maintains that both defendants knew Luis was the intended robbery victim and that both participated in the attack which led to his death.

The trial continues.