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| Conker row murder: Life for boy who killed Steven Grisales | Conker row murder: Life for boy who killed Steven Grisales |
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| A 15-year-old boy convicted of murdering a student in a row over throwing conkers in north London has been given a life sentence. | A 15-year-old boy convicted of murdering a student in a row over throwing conkers in north London has been given a life sentence. |
| Steven Grisales, 21, was stabbed through the heart in College Close, Edmonton, last August after he went to talk to some youths, the court heard. | Steven Grisales, 21, was stabbed through the heart in College Close, Edmonton, last August after he went to talk to some youths, the court heard. |
| The group had been throwing conkers which were in their spiky casing. | The group had been throwing conkers which were in their spiky casing. |
| The killer, who cannot be named due to his age, was detained for a minimum of 10-and-a-half years at the Old Bailey. | |
| He denied being the killer, but was found guilty of murder last month. | |
| 'Grim' report | |
| The teenager blamed another youth for the stabbing, but was identified from his distinctive clothing on CCTV. | The teenager blamed another youth for the stabbing, but was identified from his distinctive clothing on CCTV. |
| He claimed architecture student Mr Grisales had overreacted and tried to hit him with a skateboard. | He claimed architecture student Mr Grisales had overreacted and tried to hit him with a skateboard. |
| But Andrew Edis QC, prosecuting, told the jury: "This was a sudden, unnecessary killing as a response to a confrontation which took place in the street, which was about nothing very much. | But Andrew Edis QC, prosecuting, told the jury: "This was a sudden, unnecessary killing as a response to a confrontation which took place in the street, which was about nothing very much. |
| "It was about throwing some conkers." | "It was about throwing some conkers." |
| Judge Richard Marks said Mr Grisales was "an outstanding human being in many ways". | |
| The defendant had been in court for burglary and robbery and was subject to electronic tag monitoring as part of a rehabilitation order imposed the previous month. | |
| The prosecution told the jury the youth had removed the tag two days before the incident happened before his 21:00 curfew. | |
| Judge Marks said his pre-sentence report made "grim reading" and mentioned two incidents with knives, one at school and the other involving his mother. | |
| Mr Grisales had been shopping for his grandmother and was on his way to Silver Street station in Edmonton when he was attacked. |