Stonemason and teenager fought ‘like gladiators’

A father of three and a 14-year-old boy fought ‘like gladiators’ before the teenager stabbed his opponent to death, a court heard. The killer, who cannot be named, had allegedly provoked stonemason Jamie Markham, 45, ‘beyond endurance’ by shouting and swearing outside his flat in Chingford Mount, east London. Mr Markham swung a drill bit at the boy, but he was stabbed three times and died at the scene last August 9. Witness Stuart Cole saw the fight erupt near…