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| Teenage twins jailed after 16-year-old boy killed | Teenage twins jailed after 16-year-old boy killed |
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| Ashraf Habimana was described by his family as a "remarkable young man" | Ashraf Habimana was described by his family as a "remarkable young man" |
| Twin teenage brothers have been jailed for the killing of a 16-year-old boy. | Twin teenage brothers have been jailed for the killing of a 16-year-old boy. |
| Athif Hussaindeen, 18, was given a minimum custodial term of 24 years after being convicted of murdering Ashraf Habimana by a judge at Luton Crown Court on Tuesday. | Athif Hussaindeen, 18, was given a minimum custodial term of 24 years after being convicted of murdering Ashraf Habimana by a judge at Luton Crown Court on Tuesday. |
| His brother Althaf Hussaindeen was given a seven-year minimum term after being convicted of manslaughter. The brothers are from Luton. | His brother Althaf Hussaindeen was given a seven-year minimum term after being convicted of manslaughter. The brothers are from Luton. |
| Ashraf, who was born in Bradford but had spent most of his life in Luton, died after being stabbed on Nunnery Lane on 29 September last year. | |
| Judge Michael Simon had imposed restrictions that had prevented proceedings from being reported. | Judge Michael Simon had imposed restrictions that had prevented proceedings from being reported. |
| He relaxed those restrictions after hearing arguments from the BBC on Tuesday. | He relaxed those restrictions after hearing arguments from the BBC on Tuesday. |
| After jailing the twins, the judge issued a warning about the dangers of carrying knives. | |
| He urged everyone working with young people to promote the message "lives not knives". | |
| His message was echoed after the hearing by detectives. | |
| The court had earlier heard that violence involving a number of youths had broken out in a pub car park in Luton on the day Ashraf was attacked. | |
| The judge said Ashraf had been unarmed and had tried to get away, but he had been punched by Althaf and then stabbed by Athif. | |
| Althaf had also kicked Ashraf when he was on the floor, the judge added. | |
| Another 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named in media reports, was stabbed and badly injured. | |
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