Men jailed over brawl which led to murder

was one of a group of friends who had travelled to Maidstone from London to watch a performance by rapper MoStack at Gallery nightclub. After the gig, the teen knifed three men, before fatally stabbing Mr Bent.

Ofogeli will be sentenced on May 20 after being convicted of murder, attempted murder and wounding with intent. Footage of the violence which broke out showed people punching, kicking and hitting each other with belts. Detectives were able to identify those involved from a large number of mobile phone videos posted on social media, together with CCTV evidence. Nine men pleaded guilty to violent disorder and were sentenced on Friday.

Ryan Lowe-White, 22, received one year and eight months; Mohamed Gelani, 24, and Kaline Riley, 23, were each sentenced to one year and nine months and Ali Aziz, 24, got a year and 10 months. Yusuf Aweys, 20, and Rheo Lawrence, 29, each received one year and 11 months while Nathaniel Small, 22, and Jerral Johnson-Lowe, 26, got two-year sentences. Darien Thompson-Cox, 21, will spend the longest behind bars - two years and two months.

All were from Hornsey apart from Aweys of New Southgate, Lawrence from Watford and Aziz, of no fixed abode. After the sentencing, senior investigating officer Det Ch Insp Patrick Milford said: “These nine men came from London to Maidstone to watch a musical performance at a local nightclub but brought with them a level of violence that was shocking to witness. “While none of those sentenced today dealt the fatal blow that ended Andre Bent’s life, it is safe to say he would still be alive today if the fighting had never broken out in the first place.”