THREE teens posed with knives days before allegedly stabbing a shopper to death for his Gucci manbag, a court heard.
Kyle Raisis, 18, Ethan Strickland, 19, and Joseph Jeremy, 17, were snapped with the huge blades, including machetes, and also showed them off in Snapchat videos.
Victim Ryan O’Connor, 26, died within minutes of being stabbed in the heart last June in Newport, Gwent.
It is alleged the gang were in a stolen Ford Fiesta when two jumped from the car to attack him for his designer Italian bag.
The three teens were joined by Lewis Aquilina, 20 and Elliot Fiteni, 19, Newport crown court heard.
Fiteni told police in an interview that Aquilina and Jeremy were the attackers.
Prosecutor Michael Brady QC said: "Fiteni said Jeremy was laughing and said 'I have yinged him' while holding the knife in his hand.
"He said he pulled over and refused to drive any further so Aquilina took over. He also claimed Aquilina and Jeremy shouted 'We have got his Gucci bag'."
He added the five travelled from Cardiff to Newport "when on seeing Mr O’Connor wearing a Gucci manbag, decided to rob him."
The photos of Raisis, Strickland and Jeremy holding knives were taken at Strickland's home days before the attack.
They were also captured in Snapchat videos as they brandished blades.
Criminal records for Jeremy, Fiteni and Raisis were made known to the jury – and included a schoolboy stabbing, a knifepoint robbery and possession of a samurai sword.
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Aquilina, 20, Fiteni, 19, Raisis, 18, Strickland, 19, and Jeremy, 17, all of Cardiff, all deny murder, manslaughter and robbery.
The jury were shown police body cam footage of the arrests along with dash cam footage of the police chase.
Trial continues.
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