The defendants spoke only when they were asked by district judge Alan Baldwin to give their dates of birth.

Three teenagers will today appear in court accused of the murder in London of 10-year-old schoolboy Damilola Taylor.

Four teenage boys today pleaded not guilty at the Old Bailey to the murder of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor.

Four teenage boys today pleaded not guilty to the murder of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor at London's Old Bailey.

Four teenage boys accused of murdering 10-year-old Damilola Taylor were due to appear at the Old Bailey today.