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A 14-year-old boy who accidentally stabbed his friend, a promising footballer, in the neck in east London has been detained for six years.A 14-year-old boy who accidentally stabbed his friend, a promising footballer, in the neck in east London has been detained for six years.
Michael Ematuwo admitted to the manslaughter of Jahmal Mason-Blair, 17. Michael Ematuwo admitted the manslaughter of Jahmal Mason-Blair, 17.
Jahmal, from Dalston, east London, was stabbed in a street in Hackney, east London, in May. He died at the scene.Jahmal, from Dalston, east London, was stabbed in a street in Hackney, east London, in May. He died at the scene.
The Old Bailey heard Jahmal had been trying to protect Ematuwo from a youth but the defendant accidentally stabbed Jahmal while waving a flick knife.The Old Bailey heard Jahmal had been trying to protect Ematuwo from a youth but the defendant accidentally stabbed Jahmal while waving a flick knife.
Severed artery Memorial game
Jahmal's friends said he dreamed of being a professional footballer and he had trials for Reading, Tottenham Hotspur and Watford.Jahmal's friends said he dreamed of being a professional footballer and he had trials for Reading, Tottenham Hotspur and Watford.
He played for Borehamwood Football Club, which played a memorial game for him with Crystal Palace.He played for Borehamwood Football Club, which played a memorial game for him with Crystal Palace.
Jahmal and the boy had been summoned to collect a bike which had previously been stolen from Ematuwo. Jahmal's father, Wesley Blair, said his son had gone out on the night of his death because he had been late coming home from working as a bus driver.
But when they arrived, Ematuwo was hit on the head twice with a wooden plank, it was heard. Ematuwo accidentally caught Jahmal's back while waving a knife
The boy took out a flick knife and began waving it around to frighten the youth but accidentally severed Jahmal's artery. He added: "I think about him playing football and never being able to see him playing again."
The case represents the first under new tougher guidelines for sentencing knife crime. Judge Paul Worsley told Ematuwo: "It was the carrying of a knife which led to the death of Jahmal.
Judge Paul Worsley said the guidelines meant all jail terms had to be a deterrent.
He told Ematuwo: "It was the carrying of a knife which led to the death of Jahmal.
"You have destroyed the life of his family. Jahmal was the bright star in the lives of his family."You have destroyed the life of his family. Jahmal was the bright star in the lives of his family.
"He was a decent, popular boy and a talented footballer. He was a boy who met his death trying to stop violence, not causing it.""He was a decent, popular boy and a talented footballer. He was a boy who met his death trying to stop violence, not causing it."
Baroness Mallalieu QC, defending, said the offence had been motivated by fear.
She said: "This is a young man who has lost a friend."
Detective Inspector Andy Yeats said: "A dispute between two boys over a bicycle has cost the life of Jahmal, because in the heat of the moment a weapon was produced.
"If you carry a knife, regardless of your intentions, you are in possession of a lethal weapon. I struggle to comprehend the stupidity of a small minority who continue to do so."