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Five men and two teenage boys have been jailed for up to 19 years after a teenager was stabbed to death in Manchester’s Moss Side. On 8 August 2017, police were called to reports of fighting on Crosshill Street, two miles south of Manchester city centre.When officers arrived they found 18-year-old Sait Mboob with stab wounds to his back and arms and he had sustained a single stab wound to his leg, which had cut through an artery. He died the following day due to loss of blood. Two 17-year-old boys and an 18-year-old man were also stabbed, but recovered. Five men and two teenage boys have been given jail sentences of up to 19 years after a teenager was stabbed to death in Manchester’s Moss Side.
During the trial at Manchester crown court, jurors heard how Sait and his friends were outside the new Welcome Store on Great Western Street in Moss Side when they heard that members of a local criminal gang were in the area and threatening violence.Minutes later a blue Fiat 500 and a silver Mercedes A Class drove at speed towards the group and the Fiat hit Mboob and the other victims. Occupants of the cars jumped out and attacked the group with knives including machetes, delivering a lethal stab wound to Mboob and leaving his friends with serious injuries. Police called to reports of fighting on Crosshill Street on 8 August last year found 18-year-old Sait Mboob with stab wounds to his back, arms and leg. He died the following day due to loss of blood.
At the trial, seven men – aged 16 to 23 – were jailed after being found guilty of murder under the “joint enterprise” law, which means that a group can all be held accountable for a murder if they plan it together, regardless of who delivers the fatal blow. Two 17-year-old boys and another 18-year-old were also stabbed in the incident but recovered.
The oldest, 23-year-old Laif Morgan, received the longest sentence of 19 years. He was also found guilty of three counts of grievous bodily harm for which he received an 11-year prison sentence, which will run concurrently. A jury at Manchester crown court heard that Mboob and his friends were outside the New Welcome Store on Great Western Street when they heard that members of a local criminal gang were in the area and threatening violence.
The youngest, 16-year-old Shayne Stewart, was sentenced to 14 years for murder, along with 17-year-old Kiahus Baddoo. They were both also found guilty of three counts of GBH, for which they received seven-year prison sentences, which will run concurrently. Minutes later a blue Fiat 500 and a silver Mercedes A Class drove at speed towards the group and the Fiat hit Mboob and others. Occupants of the cars jumped out and attacked the group with knives including machetes, the trial heard.
Lequornne Morgan, Ryan Brown, Ryan Isaacs and Husam Ghazanfar, all 19, received 18 years for murder. They all also received concurrent 11-year sentences for three counts of GBH. Last month seven males aged 16 to 23 were found guilty of murder under the “joint enterprise” law, which allows for a group to be held accountable for a killing if they plan it together, regardless of who delivers the fatal blow.
This February an 18-year-old, Emil Bell, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 17 years for the murder. On Tuesday the oldest of the seven, 23-year-old Laif Morgan, received the longest sentence, of 19 years. The youngest, 16-year-old Shayne Stewart, was sentenced to 14 years, along with 17-year-old Kiahus Baddoo. Lequornne Morgan, Ryan Brown, Ryan Isaacs and Husam Ghazanfar, all 19, each received 18 years. They all also received concurrent sentences for three counts of GBH.
In February an 18-year-old, Emil Bell, was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years for the murder.
On Tuesday a 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of killing Mboob.On Tuesday a 20-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of killing Mboob.
DCI Terry Crompton from GMP’s major incident team said: “Today marks a significant step in what is still a continuing investigation. Sait Mboob was a young man with his whole life ahead of him. His attackers came armed with knives and machetes and their aim was to do some serious harm to anyone that they saw as a threat. DCI Terry Crompton, of Greater Manchester police, said: “Today marks a significant step in what is still a continuing investigation. Sait Mboob was a young man with his whole life ahead of him. His attackers came armed with knives and machetes and their aim was to do some serious harm to anyone that they saw as a threat.
“Yesterday we made a further arrest in this investigation, which clearly demonstrates that just because today five men and two boys have been sentenced for Sait Mboob’s murder, we will not stop until we believe that everyone responsible has been brought to justice. “I would like to thank Sait’s family for their patience. This has been an incredibly long process and they have shown unbelievable strength.”
“I would like to thank Sait’s family for their patience. So far this has been an incredibly long process and they have shown unbelievable strength.”
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