Leonardo Reid died in June 2023 aged 15 at the Elthorne estate

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A 15-YEAR-OLD boy and a man in his 20s were fatally stabbed when masked attackers launched a five-minute hit on a drill music video shoot in Archway, a court has heard.

The trial of five men accused of killing Leonardo Reid, 15, and Klevi Shekaj, 23, began at the Old Bailey on Tuesday.

The defendants, Lorik Lupqi, 21, Jason Furtado, 28, Abel Chunda, 29, Xavier Poponne, 22, and Eden Clark, 30 – have been charged with double murder and the attempted killing of a third victim, Abdullah Abdullahi, 28, was also stabbed on the same night in June 2023.

Prosecution barrister Jacob Hallam KC told the jury the men all “share responsibility for the harm that was caused to their three victims”.

A group had gathered on the Elthorne Estate for the filming of a music video by drill group Tight Road Baby, during which witnesses described the atmosphere as “happy”, if somewhat noisy.

Mr Hallam said three of the accused – Mr Chunda, Mr Poppone and Mr Clark – travelled from Canonbury in a taxi to the estate wearing face coverings, where they joined by Mr Lupqi.

He told the court that they are accused of carrying out the stabbings in a five-minute window from around 11.20pm.

After the “murderous attack” the four men returned to the waiting taxi and drove to the home of defendant Mr Chunda near Highgate, the court heard.

The trial was told Leonardo was stabbed in the chest and died at the scene while Mr Shekaj, who was stabbed in the back, was taken to the Whittington Hospital by witnesses.

He later died from his injuries.

Mr Abdullahi, who suffered more injuries than the other two victims but survived, had reported being chased by three people carrying machetes, Mr Hallam said.

While Mr Furtado was not present at the scene, he and Mr Lupqi were “responsible for calling on the attacks” and “organising the violence”, the prosecuting barrister told the jury and said multiple phone calls between the five men earlier that evening had been reviewed.

The prosecution say CCTV footage, including images of the defendants’ trainers and clothing, connected them to the attacks, as well as location data from an ankle tag that Mr Lupqi was wearing.

Lyrics found on Mr Poppone’s phone, including the words “got me a trio”, also appeared to be “glorifying” the violence, Mr Hallam told jurors, and referred to wearing face masks, swinging a large knife and a perceived rivalry with people from the Elthorne area.

The trial, expected to last up to eight weeks, continues.