Kyle Yule

Kyle Yule, a 17 year old from Gillingham in Kent, was stabbed to death on 6 October 2017 after being chased from a parked car in East Street during a revenge attack by members of a rival teenage group.

The killing, which followed months of violence between youths linked to the C4 (Chatham Boys) in Chatham, stemmed from disputes that included the theft of a bicycle.

Yule was surrounded, forced to flee, and set upon in a friend’s front garden, where he was stabbed five times and suffered additional blunt force injuries; he died on the operating table at Medway Maritime Hospital in the early hours of the following day.

Victor Maibvisira, Jordan Dania, Shezakia Daley, Ephrain Akinwunmi-Streets, and Tyler Ralph were unanimously convicted of murder and violent disorder at Maidstone Crown Court. Maibvisira, identified as the principal attacker, received a life sentence with a minimum term of 24 years, while the others were given life sentences with minimum terms of 16 years each.

Judge Adele Williams described the attack as a “senseless, ruthless and calculated killing” carried out without remorse. Yule’s mother, Nikki, paid tribute to her son as loving, kind hearted and full of life.

Rest in peace Kyle. You will not be forgotten,