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Antoin Akpom Leicester stab death: Man jailed for life | Antoin Akpom Leicester stab death: Man jailed for life |
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A teenager who murdered a football coach on a Leicester street has been jailed for life. | A teenager who murdered a football coach on a Leicester street has been jailed for life. |
Hussain Hussain, 19, stabbed Antoin Akpom, 20, with a kitchen knife after a confrontation in Kent Street last year. | |
Mr Justice Griffith-Williams said the killing was the result of gang-related violence and told the Somali refugee he must serve at least 15 years. | Mr Justice Griffith-Williams said the killing was the result of gang-related violence and told the Somali refugee he must serve at least 15 years. |
The jury at Stafford Crown Court failed to reach a verdict on a second 19-year-old, Abdul Hakim, who denied murder. | The jury at Stafford Crown Court failed to reach a verdict on a second 19-year-old, Abdul Hakim, who denied murder. |
A decision on whether Mr Hakim will face a retrial will be made in the next two weeks. | A decision on whether Mr Hakim will face a retrial will be made in the next two weeks. |
The trial had earlier been told that Hussain, of no fixed address, stabbed the father-of-one with the 10in blade because he "feared for his life". | |
The jury saw CCTV footage from the Kent Street area of the city showing Mr Akpom getting out of a car to confront Hussain and Mr Hakim. | |
Mr Akpom could be seen running towards a gym before jogging back towards the defendants, followed by a group of up to nine people. | |
In sentencing Hussain, the judge said the stabbing was "offending arising out of postcode gang rivalry in which you were steeped". | |
But he added that, whatever the failures of Mr Akpom there was a "good positive side to him" and nothing could justify taking his life. |