A TEENAGER allegedly armed himself with two knives to confront a violent rival on his estate, but instead killed another teenager.

The Old Bailey heard Stelios Paraschakis, aged 19, from Rushdene, Thamesmead, told friends he was going to "get tooled up and kill" Brian Long, also aged 19.

Paraschakis has denied murdering Julian "Busta" Knight, aged 16, who died from a single stab wound in Overton Road, Thamesmead, on July 15 last year.

Julian was with Long and 19-year-old Martin Gardener, who both set fire to a garden fence belonging to Paraschakis' mother.

Closing the prosecution case, Peter Wright said Paraschakis' feud with Long had reached the stage where something serious might result.

He told the court: "Stelios Paraschakis had forecast these events.

"But he didn't kill Brian Long.

"He took it out on someone else."

Paraschakis is alleged to have confronted Long, who is serving a three-year sentence for attacking a man in Essex, and a group of others, including bystander Julian.

Paraschakis was with his girlfriend Amy Curran, who had a bottle, and neighbour Paul Spouse, who was armed with a baseball bat, the court heard.

Mr Wright said Julian had already been hit on the back of the head and was "helpless" when Paraschakis attacked him.

Spouse, aged 28, of Tanhurst Walk, Thamesmead, is accused of hitting both Julian and Daniel Cato with the bat.

He denies causing GBH with intent to Julian, wounding Mr Cato with intent to cause GBH, and affray.

Spouse claimed he was feeding his newborn baby at the time.

He said he fled to his mother's home in Northamptonshire after Julian's friends broke into his home and beat him up.

Paraschakis claims he "swung out instinctively" when Julian stepped towards him with his hands behind his back.

He said: "I had a knife in my left hand and I just kind of swung it out."

Paraschakis fled to Greece after the killing, helped by his mother Teressa Beverley.

But his Greek father then persuaded him to return to the UK.

Curran, aged 18, of Ferndyke Road, Thamesmead, denies affray and perverting the course of justice.

The trial continues.