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Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice over the death of 17-year-old Yousef Makki. | Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice over the death of 17-year-old Yousef Makki. |
Yousef died from a single stab wound to the heart after an argument with a friend, known as Boy A, in an upmarket part of Greater Manchester on 2 March. | Yousef died from a single stab wound to the heart after an argument with a friend, known as Boy A, in an upmarket part of Greater Manchester on 2 March. |
Boy A, who is 17, admitted stabbing Yousef but said he had acted in self-defence and denied murder. He was found not guilty of both murder and manslaughter after a trial at Manchester crown court. | Boy A, who is 17, admitted stabbing Yousef but said he had acted in self-defence and denied murder. He was found not guilty of both murder and manslaughter after a trial at Manchester crown court. |
The teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, was sentenced to a 16-month detention training order after admitting to perverting the course of justice and possession of a bladed article. | The teenager, who cannot be named because of his age, was sentenced to a 16-month detention training order after admitting to perverting the course of justice and possession of a bladed article. |
Greater Manchester police said on Monday that two men, aged 18 and 22, had been arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice. The force said: “They have been released under investigation. The arrests relate to the Yousef Makki case.” | Greater Manchester police said on Monday that two men, aged 18 and 22, had been arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice. The force said: “They have been released under investigation. The arrests relate to the Yousef Makki case.” |
Yousef was from an Anglo-Lebanese family in the Burnage area of south Manchester, and had won a scholarship to attend Manchester grammar school, which described him as an “incredibly bright, immensely popular and caring young man”. | Yousef was from an Anglo-Lebanese family in the Burnage area of south Manchester, and had won a scholarship to attend Manchester grammar school, which described him as an “incredibly bright, immensely popular and caring young man”. |
He died after a row with his friends, Boy A and Boy B, in the village of Hale Barns. Boy A told the trial he had pulled out a flick-knife because Yousef had produced a knife – a claim challenged by the victim’s family – and Boy A said he had then accidentally stabbed his friend in self-defence. | He died after a row with his friends, Boy A and Boy B, in the village of Hale Barns. Boy A told the trial he had pulled out a flick-knife because Yousef had produced a knife – a claim challenged by the victim’s family – and Boy A said he had then accidentally stabbed his friend in self-defence. |
Boy B, 17, who was not charged with murder or manslaughter, was sentenced to a four-month detention training order after he pleaded guilty to carrying a knife in an incident earlier that day. | |
Yousef’s family argued that the sentences were unduly lenient and asked the attorney general to refer them to the appeal court so they could be increased. | Yousef’s family argued that the sentences were unduly lenient and asked the attorney general to refer them to the appeal court so they could be increased. |
• This article was edited on 23 August 2019 to amend details relating to Boy B. | |
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