A WHITEHEAD Detention Centre inmate responsible for discipline was set upon by a gang of inmates and fatally stabbed, the High Court heard yesterday.
Before he died in what was described as a revenge attack, Tran Tien Dung, 36, managed to point out his assailant, the court heard.
But the accused, Bui Ngoc Hien, 31, has denied a charge of murder.
Bui and two other men, Luc Ngoc Phong, 24, and Tran Van Khoi, 32, have also pleaded not guilty to two joint counts of wounding with intent.
Opening the Crown's case to a jury and Deputy Judge Daniell, prosecutor Arthur Luk said Tran Tien Dung was the discipline leader of the Peace and Order Committee in Section 8 of the camp while Nguyen Van Hoa was the secretary and Nguyen Van Vinh a member.
One of the duties of the leader was to compile and submit reports to the authorities whenever there were disputes or fights within the section, he said.
During the afternoon of April 15 last year, he said, a dispute arose between inmate Do Viet Duc, Tran Van Khoi and his wife.