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A 15-year-old boy who stabbed one other teenager via the center on the best way residence from college has been discovered responsible of homicide.
Alfie Lewis, 15, was stabbed to demise ‘in full view’ of pupils leaving a major college within the Horsforth space of Leeds final November.
A schoolboy, who was 14 on the time, admitted stabbing Alfie with a 13cm-long kitchen knife he had introduced from residence however denied homicide, claiming he was scared for his life when he pulled out the weapon.
On Friday, a jury of 5 males and 7 ladies at Leeds Crown Courtroom convicted him of the offence.
Opening the case to jurors final week, prosecutor Craig Hassall KC mentioned Alfie had been strolling down the road to satisfy pals on the finish of the varsity day when the defendant attacked him.
Alfie Lewis, 15, (pictured) was stabbed to demise ‘in full view’ of pupils leaving a major college within the Horsforth space of Leeds final November
Alfie was stabbed to demise a 13cm-long kitchen knife {that a} boy, 15, had introduced from residence
He mentioned witnesses recalled Alfie trying ‘stunned and shocked’ and saying to the defendant: ‘What are you doing?’ because the incident unfolded near St Margaret’s Main College in City Road, Horsforth, simply earlier than 3pm on November 7 2023.
The prosecutor mentioned: ‘Alfie didn’t get so far as assembly any of his pals that day.
‘He was approached by (the defendant), and stabbed twice – as soon as within the chest and as soon as within the leg.
‘He collapsed and died within the street near the first college in full view of scores of pupils leaving college and the individuals who have been ready to gather them.’
The prosecutor mentioned a autopsy examination revealed that the deadly stab damage was a 14cm deep wound to Alfie’s chest which punctured his coronary heart.
Mr Hassall informed the jury at Leeds Crown Courtroom: ‘(The defendant) then fled the scene, dropping the homicide weapon within the street near the first college.’
He mentioned all of the witnesses have been ‘constant’ in saying that Alfie was ‘not the aggressor’ that day.
Alfie had been strolling down the road to satisfy pals on the finish of the varsity day when the boy stabbed him
Police on the scene the place Alfie died final November
‘A number of of the witnesses converse of Alfie seeming stunned and shocked at what (the defendant) was doing,’ Mr Hassall informed the courtroom.
‘A number of of them recall listening to Alfie ask of (the defendant): ‘What are you doing?’
‘Not one of the witnesses heard Alfie shouting at or threatening (the defendant).
‘Insofar as any of the witnesses noticed Alfie doing something in direction of (the defendant), they describe him attempting in useless to defend himself from (the defendant’s) knife.’
The defendant, who can’t be named, informed the jury he was fearful of Alfie following two incidents within the months earlier than.
The latter of those occurred on Halloween when, in accordance with {the teenager}, he walked previous Alfie’s home with a bag of fireworks and Alfie mentioned to him: ‘Give me the bag or one thing worse than final time goes to occur.’
The defendant mentioned that, when he returned to highschool after a half-term break, he determined to take a knife from the kitchen drawer to guard himself.
Describing the incident on November 7, he informed the jury he aimlessly swung the knife to maintain Alfie away, including: ‘I used to be simply attempting to guard my very own life.’
