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Two people have been found guilty of the killing of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed at a city centre bus stop.Two people have been found guilty of the killing of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed at a city centre bus stop.
Odwayne Barnes was attacked near Matthew Boulton College, Birmingham, in March because he was in a rival gang, Birmingham Crown Court heard.Odwayne Barnes was attacked near Matthew Boulton College, Birmingham, in March because he was in a rival gang, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
Nathaniel Darby, 20 and Michel Hayles, 17, both of Birmingham, were found guilty of manslaughter. Damien Belle, 18, admitted murder at an earlier date.Nathaniel Darby, 20 and Michel Hayles, 17, both of Birmingham, were found guilty of manslaughter. Damien Belle, 18, admitted murder at an earlier date.
Odwayne's mother said his 16-year-old sister was stabbed to death in 2003.Odwayne's mother said his 16-year-old sister was stabbed to death in 2003.
Blanche McKenzie-Barnes said it meant she had lost both of her children to knife killings.Blanche McKenzie-Barnes said it meant she had lost both of her children to knife killings.
I say to mothers in England, know where your child is going, know what your child is doing Blanche McKenzie-Barnes, Odwayne's mother The court heard that Odwayne was killed because he fell out with Hayles, a member of a rival street gang.I say to mothers in England, know where your child is going, know what your child is doing Blanche McKenzie-Barnes, Odwayne's mother The court heard that Odwayne was killed because he fell out with Hayles, a member of a rival street gang.
During police interviews Hayles said he was a member of the Slash Crew, or Slash for Money Crew, and said he had fallen out with Odwayne, a member of the rival Bang Bang Crew.During police interviews Hayles said he was a member of the Slash Crew, or Slash for Money Crew, and said he had fallen out with Odwayne, a member of the rival Bang Bang Crew.
Hayles told police he heard Odwayne had called him names and had tried to telephone him to remonstrate with him.Hayles told police he heard Odwayne had called him names and had tried to telephone him to remonstrate with him.
Prosecuting, Robert Juckes QC told the court that Odwayne and a friend, Leon Black, bumped into the defendants in New Street in the city centre, and a chase began.Prosecuting, Robert Juckes QC told the court that Odwayne and a friend, Leon Black, bumped into the defendants in New Street in the city centre, and a chase began.
Odwayne reached a bus stop in Jennens Road, outside the college, but his attackers pulled up in Darby's Volkswagen Polo.Odwayne reached a bus stop in Jennens Road, outside the college, but his attackers pulled up in Darby's Volkswagen Polo.
'Catastrophic injuries''Catastrophic injuries'
They dragged him into the busy main road where he was stabbed twice, Mr Juckes said.They dragged him into the busy main road where he was stabbed twice, Mr Juckes said.
The teenager suffered "catastrophic" injuries to his heart but managed to flee the scene before collapsing some distance away. The attack happened just before 1500 GMT, at a time when the road would have been full of traffic.
Odwayne was stabbed in daylight in a busy main roadThe teenager suffered "catastrophic" injuries to his heart but managed to flee the scene before collapsing some distance away.
The jury took nearly two days to reach their verdicts, clearing Darby and Hayles of murder but convicting them of manslaughter.
As the guilty verdicts were read out the defendants sobbed while Darby's mother called out that the defendants had actually been trying to help Odwayne.As the guilty verdicts were read out the defendants sobbed while Darby's mother called out that the defendants had actually been trying to help Odwayne.
After the hearing Odwayne's mother revealed that her daughter, Vencie Bowen, had been stabbed to death at school in Jamaica in 2003 when she was 16.After the hearing Odwayne's mother revealed that her daughter, Vencie Bowen, had been stabbed to death at school in Jamaica in 2003 when she was 16.
Mother 'now childless'Mother 'now childless'
Ms McKenzie-Barnes said she had travelled to Birmingham to see justice done, as she did not get justice for her daughter's death.Ms McKenzie-Barnes said she had travelled to Birmingham to see justice done, as she did not get justice for her daughter's death.
"I say to mothers in England, know where your child is going, know what your child is doing."I say to mothers in England, know where your child is going, know what your child is doing.
"Show them love, Show them care, but sit them down and tell them when they have done wrong, no matter how old they are.""Show them love, Show them care, but sit them down and tell them when they have done wrong, no matter how old they are."
Sentencing on Darby, of Wyrley Way, Erdington; Hayles, of Amberley Grove, Aston; and Belle, of Heathway, Shard End; has been put back to 26 October. All three have been remanded in custody.Sentencing on Darby, of Wyrley Way, Erdington; Hayles, of Amberley Grove, Aston; and Belle, of Heathway, Shard End; has been put back to 26 October. All three have been remanded in custody.
A fourth person, Lucien Darby, 18, was cleared of attempting to pervert the course of justice.A fourth person, Lucien Darby, 18, was cleared of attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Odwayne is not the first teenager to have been killed as a result of gang rivalry in Birmingham. In January 2003 Letisha Shakespeare, 17, and Charlene Ellis, 18, were shot and killed in a gang attack in the Aston area.