TIMELINE: ACCORDING TO THE PROSECUTION

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

7.32am to 7.38am: CCTV shows Mohammed Jibreel having a coffee at McDonald’s, East Gates, in Leicester city centre. He meets an acquaintance some time later. 2.25pm: Abdourahmaane Sidibe and Ali Mohammed walk along Pembroke Street, down Pembroke Walk to Farringdon Street, off Humberstone Road, towards the city centre.

2.30pm: Sidibe and Mohammed are in Larch Street, off Forest Road, where they meet up with Abdullahi Botan and three others.

They all go into an area of nearby flats and three minutes later they split up.

Sidibe and Mohammed then go back towards Larch Street, while Botan and the others walk towards Longcliffe Road.

The prosecution alleges they are now looking for Mr Jibreel. 2.36pm: Botan and three others are in Oak Street, going into Humberstone Road, walking towards the city, as Sidibe and Mohammed also walk towards Humberstone Road, but via Pembroke Walk and along Pembroke Street.

2.46pm: Botan’s group is seen on camera walking along Malabar Street, St Matthew’s, towards Brunswick Street.

Meanwhile, the alleged victim, Mr Jibreel, and the associate he met earlier, are picked up on a camera crossing Humberstone Road and turning left into Brunswick Street.

As Botan’s group are crossing Brunswick Street and walking around the corner into Crafton Street East, Mr Jibreel and his associate are going down Brunswick Street – and the prosecution claims they might have have been seen by Botan, because his group turned around. One of the group appears to call Mr Jibreel and his friend, who are seen to turn around and stop and wait for Botan’s group to come over.

They have a chat before all going, as one group, into Malabar Street towards Everest Court.

Botan later told the police Mr Jibreel wanted some cannabis from one of his group at that point.

Sidibe and Mohammed are still walking along Humberstone Road.

Botan, having located Mr Jibreel, allegedly phones Mohammed and Sidibe. Botan later claimed he knew Sidibe was looking for Mr Jibreel, but said he did not know why. 2.53pm: The prosecution alleges that by now Botan has left to join Mohamed and Sidibe in the Brunswick Street area.

2.55pm: The three defendants walk along Everest Close towards an area known locally as the Spine that was not covered by CCTV cameras.

2.58pm: Mr Jibreel is seen running along Taylor Road, St Matthew’s, trailing blood and allegedly being pursued by Sidibe holding a “large hunting knife”.

Sidibe allegedly then stops and returns to the Spine to “make his escape” with his co-accused.

Injured Mr Jibreel collapses on a grassy area at the junction with Dysart Way and is tended to by passing helpers.

3.01pm: A 999 call is made 3.07pm: An ambulance arrives. 3.08pm: Botan, allegedly having left the scene, enters a house in Farringdon Street, off Humberstone Road.

Mr Jibreel is tended to by medics before being taken to Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) with a single large stab wound to his back. 3.31pm: Sidibe establishes phone contact with Redouane Delecolle. 3.32pm: Delecolle leaves his home in Withcote Road, Rowlatts Hill, in a silver Peugeot.

3.42pm: Delecolle picks up Sidibe and Mohammed at the Wilson Street junction with Melbourne Street, Spinney Hills.

3.49pm: Mohammed is dropped off near his home in Pembroke Street to allegedly change clothes and then leaves on foot.

Delecolle allegedly gives Sidibe clothing from his car boot, before driving Sidibe away.

3.53pm: Sidibe is allegedly dressed differently when dropped off in Green Lane Road.

3.54pm: Cameras pick up Botan leaving an address in Farringdon Street and walking towards Redwood Walk estate, having changed clothes, it was claimed.

3.59pm: Mohammed and Botan together return to the house in

Farringdon Street.

4.42pm: Sidibe rings Mohammed for a 26-minute phone conversation.

Delecolle and Sidibe are also in contact by phone and text.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 3.32am: Mr Jibreel is pronounced dead at QMC.

Throughout this day and the next Sidibe is in phone contact with Delecolle.

5.02pm: Police issue a press release about Mr Jibreel’s death.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 8.37pm: Sidibe’s coach tickets to Paris via London are bought with Delecolle’s bank card (which Delecolle claimed was without his knowledge). 10.38pm: Delecolle and Sidibe arrive at Tesco Express, Humberstone Lane.

The prosecution alleges “in all likelihood” they were buying Sidibe food for his journey to France.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

Sidibe travels to France.

5.20pm: Ali Mohammed is arrested at his home in Pembroke Street.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 6.20pm: Delecolle is arrested at home in Withcote Avenue, Rowlatts Hill.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

3.45pm: Botan is arrested near his home in Rainworth Road, North Evington.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2

Sidibe is detained in France under a European arrest warrant.

Due to difficulties associated with Covid-19, it was not until June 19 that he was handed over at Heathrow Airport and brought back to Leicester.

■The timeline may not be agreed by the defence.