A WITNESS in a murder trial admitted he rapped about guns after initially claiming “burners” were toasters.

The man has denied he and victim Marvin Henry, who was shot in the chest on the Inglis Barracks estate, in Mill Hill, on October 27, were in a gang called Stick ‘em Up Kids (SUK).

The witness, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said SUK stood for Streets Under Kings, his group were just friends and denied Mr Henry, known as Spooky, carried out two stabbings, including one allegedly on a man called Dmitry.

He was confronted with his hip-hop lyrics by defence barrister Michael Wolkind QC, who recited verses referring to Kill Hill and containing the line, “rolling with a couple man, couple of burners in our hands”.

The witness replied: “It means a toaster,” before adding: “You are bringing up something from when I was a young boy. I was like 14 or 13 years old.”

However, he then admitted the lyrics did refer to guns, but insisted there was no gang and denied involvement in drug-dealing and carrying weapons.

He said: “When I’m with my friends I haven’t seen them do no drug-dealing activities. I haven’t seen them carrying weapons round. What you think of them is up to you.

“You can have your opinion. I’m telling you how it was.”

Ithai McPhee, 21, a builder of Abbotts Road, Edgware; Rafik Hamaizia, 18, of North Hill, Highgate; Rory Faley, 21, from Finchley and Shervin Irvani, 19, from St Albans, deny murder.

The trial at the Old Bailey continues.