Two teens jailed for life for the murder of Nathaniel Shani
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTwo teenage boys have been jailed for life for the murder of 14-year-old Nathaniel Shani. Nathaniel Shani sadly died after being stabbed to the neck in an alleyway in Harpurhey on September 15 2023.
Two boys, Boy A, aged 15, and Boy B, aged 14, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were both found guilty of his murder following a trial at Manchester Crown Court earlier this year.
The court heard that Nathaniel died following a row over cannabis being stolen. Nathaniel and Boy A had met in an alleyway off Tavistock Square as part of a ‘fight to settle differences’, the court heard. READ MORE: 'Forever 14': The murder of a boy out of his depth in an unforgiving world There had been a ‘fall out’ between Boy A and Nathaniel who had previously ‘engaged in physical fights’.
On the day of the killing, cannabis had been stolen from a friend of Nathaniel’s by Boy B. “Nathaniel viewed this as a loss of face to him and his group,” prosecutor Jason Pitter KC said.
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