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| Knife killer, 16, jailed for life | Knife killer, 16, jailed for life |
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| A 16-year-old youth has been given a life sentence for stabbing to death a schoolboy who gave him a "dirty look". | A 16-year-old youth has been given a life sentence for stabbing to death a schoolboy who gave him a "dirty look". |
| Lawyers said Martin Dinnegan, 14, was chased and stabbed near his home in Holloway, north London, after exchanging "dirty looks" with a gang. | Lawyers said Martin Dinnegan, 14, was chased and stabbed near his home in Holloway, north London, after exchanging "dirty looks" with a gang. |
| Joseph Chin was found guilty of his murder at the Old Bailey last month. | Joseph Chin was found guilty of his murder at the Old Bailey last month. |
| Kevron Williams, 17, was sentenced to four years for attempting to cause grievous bodily harm during the attack in June 2007. | Kevron Williams, 17, was sentenced to four years for attempting to cause grievous bodily harm during the attack in June 2007. |
| Chin was sentenced to life, to serve a minimum term of 12 years. | Chin was sentenced to life, to serve a minimum term of 12 years. |
| Judge Brian Barker said: "The public have every right to be concerned about the growth of this sort of violence. | Judge Brian Barker said: "The public have every right to be concerned about the growth of this sort of violence. |
| Life will never be the same, a piece of our heart has been taken Martin's mother Lorraine Dinnegan | |
| "It is a tragedy that this sort of triviality caused such a young man to lose his life and has caused enduring heartache to his friends and family." | "It is a tragedy that this sort of triviality caused such a young man to lose his life and has caused enduring heartache to his friends and family." |
| Outside court Martin's mother Lorraine said: "The pain that Martin's death has caused for our family is indescribable. | |
| "We as a family will never make sense of the unnecessary suffering that was inflicted upon Martin." | |
| She added: "Life will never be the same, a piece of our heart has been taken." | |
| 'Vengeful attack' | |
| The court heard that the row began when a group on a bus and another group on bikes gave each other "dirty looks". | The court heard that the row began when a group on a bus and another group on bikes gave each other "dirty looks". |
| The youths on cycles then followed the group from the bus. | The youths on cycles then followed the group from the bus. |
| The groups clashed twice - first in a nearby park then an hour and a half later next to a housing estate. | The groups clashed twice - first in a nearby park then an hour and a half later next to a housing estate. |
| In the second confrontation, Martin and another youth clashed with Chin, who was left with a cut on his shoulder. | In the second confrontation, Martin and another youth clashed with Chin, who was left with a cut on his shoulder. |
| Martin then fled, chased by members of the rival group. | Martin then fled, chased by members of the rival group. |
| He fell to the ground and was stabbed four times in the back by Chin. | He fell to the ground and was stabbed four times in the back by Chin. |
| The judge told him: "This was a vengeful attack out of all proportion to what may have gone before and no mercy was shown." | |
| He said Williams had led the hunt for Martin out of a "determination to be involved" in the violence. | |
| 'Better people' | |
| During the trial prosecutor Aftab Jafferjee QC said that teenagers showing off in front of their friends and being prepared to use violence was now a scourge of cities and towns. | During the trial prosecutor Aftab Jafferjee QC said that teenagers showing off in front of their friends and being prepared to use violence was now a scourge of cities and towns. |
| "This is such a case, which leads from dirty looks to death in one hour," Mr Jafferjee said. | "This is such a case, which leads from dirty looks to death in one hour," Mr Jafferjee said. |
| Mrs Dinnegan said she was "pleased" with the sentences. | |
| "We are just hoping that the people who have been involved with Martin's murder will learn from what has happened to Martin," she added. | |
| "We hope they come out of it better people." |