Another witness described a previous incident when a fight had been arranged.
The witness said both Amen and the 16-year-old brought out their swords or machetes, but the fight was stopped when young children were seen in the area.
Giving evidence in his defence, the 16-year-old told the court that he bought the weapon – a red bladed sword – online for £40 in January 2025.
He was asked about social media videos taken before the fatal incident, where he was seen holding the blade.
The teenager said he was “trying to build a persona” and added: “It was ridiculous, I was 14 – I didn’t know.
“I look back now and I was very stupid. I don’t know why I did that stuff.”
But the court also heard that the 16-year-old regularly carried the weapon.
On the night of Amen’s death, he was with the 17-year-old and a group of friends at a football centre in Maryhill when one received a phone call saying that Amen had been seen in the area and was looking for some of them.
Some of the group went home but the prosecution argued that the 16-year-old wanted to look for Amen.
He had his red sword in a sheath down his trousers.
