The teenagers who murdered 15-year-old Kharyi Mclean have been handed life sentences. One of the boys, aged 15, pleaded guilty to murder and the 17-year-old was found guilty at the end of a trial at Leeds Crown Court in March this year.
Both had previously pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article. The 15-year-old was jailed for a minimum term of 16 years for the senseless and brutal attack on the schoolboy outside North Huddersfield Trust School on September 21 last year.
Once released, he will be on licence for the rest of his life. The 17-year-old was handed a minimum term of 18 years, Yorkshire Live reports. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community The teenagers "lay in wait" for Khayri as he walked home from school and attacked, with the 15-year-old shouting "Yo Khayri" before delivering the fatal blow to his chest.
The 17-year-old was seen on CCTV "twisting in the air" before lunging at Khayri with a large knife and stabbing him in the leg.