Mum of murdered teen says her life 'changed forever' with his death - now his killers have life sentences

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.

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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.

Both teenagers ran from the scene and changed their clothes while 15-year-old Khayri collapsed and received medical attention. He was taken to hospital but tragically died.

Jonathan Sandiford, prosecuting, told the court neither teenager had previous convictions but the 15-year-old had admitted to being part of F-block - or the Fartown Boys gang. Mr Sandiford said: "As far as he is concerned he admits dealing in class B drugs from being about 13 years old and class A drugs from being 14-year-old. He admitted he regularly carried a knife and was involved in crime against opposition."

The 17-year-old admitted using cannabis. Mr Sandiford said: "The motive for targeting Khayri was that he had shared a video of [an] incident [where the