Jurors at a Ayrshire court heard fresh testimony this week describing how one of the defendants allegedly re-enacted a fatal attack on a friend’s sofa after a confrontation on the beach. The evidence, given as the trial of two teenagers continues, underlines the case’s focus on gang rivalry and the behaviour of those who have already admitted involvement.
The court was told the incident began on 17 May 2025 at Irvine Beach and ended with 16-year-old Kayden Moy dying from stab wounds. An 18-year-old, Cole Turley, has already pleaded guilty to murder; two others — 18-year-old Jay Stewart and a 15-year-old — deny the charge and are on trial.
On the stand, 19-year-old Fraser Wallace described how the three visited his home in East Kilbride that evening. Wallace told jurors that Turley demonstrated the attack on his living-room couch, miming a stabbing motion and appearing to take pride in what he described had happened on the beach.
Wallace said Turley then produced a large folding knife in his bedroom — a weapon the witness said he had never seen before — and later cut a hole in his divan bed to conceal the blade. Officers later recovered a knife from a freezer in the property and found a baton under a chair; Wallace denied placing the items there or knowing about them beforehand.
What the prosecution says happened
The murder indictment alleges that Turley, Stewart and the younger boy chased Mr Moy, caused him to fall and then repeatedly stabbed him. Prosecutors say the attack was motivated by prior hostility between groups from East Kilbride.
| Date | 17 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Location | Irvine Beach; later at a home in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire |
| Victim | Kayden Moy, 16 |
| Accused | Cole Turley, 18 (pleaded guilty); Jay Stewart, 18; a 15-year-old |
| Key witness | Fraser Wallace, 19 |
| Alleged motive | Longstanding ill-will between rival groups |
Previous evidence given in the trial linked the three defendants to a local group known as The Murray Boys, while the prosecution says Mr Moy and his friends were associated with a rival set. Wallace told the court the teenagers later searched for a bag to carry bloodstained clothing and that one of them produced what he described as a large machete.
- Wallace says Turley mimed the assault on his sofa and later hid a large lock‑back knife in a mattress.
- Police recovered a knife from a freezer at the house and found a baton beneath a chair; Wallace denies knowledge of these items.
- The two defendants on trial have lodged a special defence of incrimination, pointing to Turley’s earlier guilty plea.
- A 999 call made by Wallace reporting the stabbing was played in court as part of the evidence.
In court, Wallace described leaving the house in a taxi and later returning to find armed officers at his door. He told jurors he had to give a cover story when police phoned him and that he assumed the others had left through an open window; he did not see them do so.
The trial is being heard before Judge Lord Scott. The testimony given so far highlights both the immediacy of the police evidence and the legal tensions created by a guilty plea from one participant while two others contest charges.
Why this matters now: the proceedings will determine criminal responsibility in a high-profile youth murder, test the strength of witness testimony and forensic evidence, and may shape local concerns about gang-related violence. The trial is ongoing and further witness statements are expected.
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