A law student was fatally stabbed in the neck during a designer clothes robbery, a court has heard.

Hussain Chaudhry, 18, was allegedly set upon by two knifemen, who also injured his brother and mother, in Walthamstow, east London.

The court heard the attackers had gone to the family home in Lea Bridge Road in the early evening of March 17 on the pretext of buying designer clothes from the first year law undergraduate.

The pair allegedly produced knives and a sword to rob Mr Chaudhry, prompting members of his family to intervene.

The victim’s mother, in her 40s, and brother, who is in his 20s, suffered slash wounds to their hands.

Hussain Chaudhry suffered a stab wound to his neck before the attackers fled.

The SOAS University of London student is said to have died in his mother’s arms at the scene.

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Hussain Chaudhry. Credit: Met Police

Marvin Ward and Alexis Morris, both 18, have been charged with his murder, robbery and having an offensive weapon.

Mr Ward is also accused of the attempted murder of the victim’s brother and mother, while Mr Morris is charged with two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent.

On Wednesday, Mr Ward’s case was brought before Judge Anthony Leonard QC at the Old Bailey.

During the hearing, which the defendant declined to attend, the judge set a plea hearing for June 18.

Mr Ward, of Westwood Road, Ilford, east London, was remanded into custody.

His co-accused, Mr Morris, of South Park Drive, Ilford, is due to appear at the Old Bailey on Thursday.

A third defendant, Anthony Nguyen, 18, of Lyndon Road, Belvedere, south-east London, was charged on Tuesday with assisting an offender.