THE trial of a man accused of killing the half-brother of England and Spurs football star Jermaine Defoe is due to begin at the Old Bailey.

Jade Defoe, 26, was attacked in broad daylight in Startford in April.

His skull was fractured and he sustained massive brain damage.

Christopher Farley, 34, of Kingswood Road, Leytonstone, denies manslaughter.

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