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| Thavisha Peiris murder: Men jailed for life for pizza driver killing | Thavisha Peiris murder: Men jailed for life for pizza driver killing |
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| Two men have been jailed for life for murdering a pizza delivery worker who was on his last shift before starting a new job in IT. | Two men have been jailed for life for murdering a pizza delivery worker who was on his last shift before starting a new job in IT. |
| Thavisha Lakindu Peiris, 25, bled to death in his car in Southey Crescent, in Sheffield, on 27 October. | |
| Kasim Ahmed, 18, from Darnall, and Shamraze Khan, 26, from Sheffield, were jailed for a minimum of 23 and 24 years respectively. | Kasim Ahmed, 18, from Darnall, and Shamraze Khan, 26, from Sheffield, were jailed for a minimum of 23 and 24 years respectively. |
| Ahmed, pleaded guilty to murder on 7 July. Khan was convicted after a trial. | Ahmed, pleaded guilty to murder on 7 July. Khan was convicted after a trial. |
| Mr Peiris, from Sri Lanka, was working as a Domino's Pizza delivery driver after graduating in IT from Sheffield Hallam University. | Mr Peiris, from Sri Lanka, was working as a Domino's Pizza delivery driver after graduating in IT from Sheffield Hallam University. |
| He had been trying to make what would have been his final delivery before starting his "dream job" as an IT consultant when he was stabbed to death in a "frenzied" knife attack. | He had been trying to make what would have been his final delivery before starting his "dream job" as an IT consultant when he was stabbed to death in a "frenzied" knife attack. |
| Mr Peiris was stabbed repeatedly by Ahmed as the two defendants attempted to steal his mobile phone, prosecutors said. | |
| After his arrest Khan told police he saw Ahmed pull out a knife and stab Mr Peiris in a "frenzied attack", but claimed he did not know he was carrying a weapon. | |
| He said he was unable to stop him, but did not encourage or take part in the attack. | |
| However, the prosecution said both men were carrying knives that night and were jointly responsible. | |
| Sentencing the two men the judge, Mr Justice Coulson, said Khan had played a secondary role in the attack. | |
| Sheffield Crown Court heard Khan and Ahmed had robbed a teenage girl and her friend at knifepoint of their mobile phones just an hour before the killing. | |
| Ahmed, who was described as a "habitual street robber", was on bail when he murdered Mr Peiris after breaching the conditions of a court sentence for a previous robbery. | |
| The Crown Prosecution Service's James Scott said: "Thavisha Peiris was a gentle and loving young man. | |
| "He was working his last shift as a delivery driver in Sheffield before starting a new 'dream job' when his life was senselessly and brutally cut short, the victim of a frenzied knife attack. | |
| "The loss of Thavisha has left his family and friends devastated." |