Boy, 15, found guilty of murder after stabbing Alfie Lewis, 15, to death near a school in Leeds
A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of stabbing to death Alfie Lewis near a school in Leeds.
Alfie, also 15, was stabbed with a 13cm knife "in full view" of horrified pupils in the Horsforth area of West Yorkshire in November last year.
The defendant, who was 14 at the time, was convicted of murder at Leeds Crown Court today.
Sobs were heard from Alfie's family in the public gallery as the verdict was read out.
Family members, most of whom were wearing T-shirts with pictures of Alfie saying "Forever 15", consoled and hugged each other.
Craig Hassall KC, prosecuting, told the court last week that Alfie had been walking down the street to meet friends when the defendant attacked him.
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Witnesses recalled Alfie looking "surprised and shocked" and saying to the defendant: “What are you doing?” as the incident unfolded close to St Margaret’s Primary School.
Mr Hassall added: "Alfie did not get as far as meeting any of his friends that day.
“He was approached by (the defendant), and stabbed twice – once in the chest and once in the leg.
“He collapsed and died in the road close to the primary school in full view of scores of pupils leaving school and the people who were waiting to collect them."
A post-mortem examination subsequently revealed the fatal stab injury was a 14cm deep wound to Alfie’s chest, puncturing his heart.
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