'No respect': Mum of schoolboy stabbed to death slams 'smirking' murderers who 'giggled' in the dock 'like it was a big game'

The mother of a 16-year-old stabbing victim Rhamero West has hit out at her son's killers for 'giggling and smirking' throughout their trial. Kelly Brown entered the witness box at Manchester Crown Court to pay tribute to Rhamero – nephew of ex-Manchester City footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips – as she gave her victim impact statement.

On Friday, Ryan Cashin, 19, Marquis Richards, 17, and Giovanni Lawrence, 20, were s entenced for the murder of Rhamero in the street in Old Trafford last September. The teenager was chased by car and on foot by the defendants before Cashin caught up and attacked him with a long-bladed knife.

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One of the four wounds severed an artery in the back of his left thigh and resulted in a fatal loss of blood. All three were convicted last month of the joint enterprise murder – with Lawrence driving the vehicle in the pursuit and Richards handing the murder weapon to Cashin during the chase.

Catering student Rhamero had just completed his first day at college when he was attacked. In an emotional statement, Ms Brown said: "To the court, my boy is just a statistic – another case – but to me this is real life and my beautiful fun-loving, caring, respectable boy who loved his family.

"Rhamero is our youngest son aged 16 and had his whole life ahead of him with so many goals he wanted to achieve. Goals that were taken away from him in such a cruel and horrific way.

"He was looking forward to his first day at college and he enjoyed even just his short time of space there. Rhamero was going to see his friends after college and he never made it home.

"All those involved in taking my son's life will serve their