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Teenager guilty of boy's murder | Teenager guilty of boy's murder |
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An illiterate 16-year-old who boasted after stabbing a boy outside a house party in Manchester has been found guilty of murder. | An illiterate 16-year-old who boasted after stabbing a boy outside a house party in Manchester has been found guilty of murder. |
Conor Black collapsed and died minutes after he was stabbed in the back in the attack outside the party in Garnant Close, Moston, last August. | |
The defendant, who cannot be named, admitted manslaughter but his plea was rejected at Manchester Crown Court. | The defendant, who cannot be named, admitted manslaughter but his plea was rejected at Manchester Crown Court. |
The trial was adjourned for sentencing on 20 February. | The trial was adjourned for sentencing on 20 February. |
A 17-year-old boy, a cousin of the defendant, was cleared of perverting the course of justice. | A 17-year-old boy, a cousin of the defendant, was cleared of perverting the course of justice. |
He had denied the charge. | He had denied the charge. |
The court heard that Conor lived with his mother in Moston, north Manchester, and was staying at a relative's house on the night he died. | The court heard that Conor lived with his mother in Moston, north Manchester, and was staying at a relative's house on the night he died. |
The defendant boasted that he was "the man" after the attack | |
Prosecutor Charles Chruszcz QC told the jury he left to go to a house party but then he and his friends were asked to wait outside the house. | Prosecutor Charles Chruszcz QC told the jury he left to go to a house party but then he and his friends were asked to wait outside the house. |
Conor's attacker came out of the house and smashed him over the head with a full lager can, before stabbing him in the back as he turned to escape, the jury heard. | Conor's attacker came out of the house and smashed him over the head with a full lager can, before stabbing him in the back as he turned to escape, the jury heard. |
Mr Chruszcz said Conor ran a short distance to a grassy area where he collapsed and died. | Mr Chruszcz said Conor ran a short distance to a grassy area where he collapsed and died. |
He suffered a single stab wound which severed the main artery in his body and led to extensive internal bleeding. | He suffered a single stab wound which severed the main artery in his body and led to extensive internal bleeding. |
The court heard the defendant then stood in the road shouting that "he was the best, he was the man". | |
The prosecutor said: "Conor Black, who was 16, died as a result of an unprovoked and brutal assault. | |
"He was struck violently over the head with a full can of beer then he was stabbed in the back, he never stood a chance." | |
The jury heard the defendant was unable to read or write properly and had been unable to tell the time or tie his own shoelaces when he was 10. |
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