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| A 19-year-old man found guilty of killing another teenager in Southampton was electronically tagged and under a curfew when he carried out the murder. | A 19-year-old man found guilty of killing another teenager in Southampton was electronically tagged and under a curfew when he carried out the murder. |
| Lewis Singleton, 18, was stabbed to death in Obelisk Road in Woolston in the early hours on 31 March 2007. | |
| He was attacked by a gang who had failed to find their intended victim. | He was attacked by a gang who had failed to find their intended victim. |
| Rikki Johnson, 19, from Bassett, was serving a sentence in the community for burglary at the time and his curfew meant he should have been at home. | Rikki Johnson, 19, from Bassett, was serving a sentence in the community for burglary at the time and his curfew meant he should have been at home. |
| Johnson, of Honeysuckle Road, was found guilty of murder, and another 19-year-old, Sercan Calik, of Burgess Road, Bassett, was convicted of manslaughter at Winchester Crown Court on Thursday. | Johnson, of Honeysuckle Road, was found guilty of murder, and another 19-year-old, Sercan Calik, of Burgess Road, Bassett, was convicted of manslaughter at Winchester Crown Court on Thursday. |
| On Friday, 17-year-old Harvell Mason was cleared of murder and manslaughter after the jury failed to reach a verdict. | On Friday, 17-year-old Harvell Mason was cleared of murder and manslaughter after the jury failed to reach a verdict. |
| He had already been convicted of violent disorder. | He had already been convicted of violent disorder. |
| A 16-year-old was cleared of all charges against him on Thursday. | A 16-year-old was cleared of all charges against him on Thursday. |
| An internal review has found that the risk assessment, risk management and links to the electronic provider were satisfactory Hampshire Probation Service | An internal review has found that the risk assessment, risk management and links to the electronic provider were satisfactory Hampshire Probation Service |
| The BBC has learned that Johnson was electronically tagged and his curfew meant he should have been at his home address between 2100 and 0600 GMT. | The BBC has learned that Johnson was electronically tagged and his curfew meant he should have been at his home address between 2100 and 0600 GMT. |
| He was being monitored by private security firm G4S. | He was being monitored by private security firm G4S. |
| In a statement, G4S said: [Johnson] was continually monitored from 19 February 2007 until his arrest on 31 March 2007." | In a statement, G4S said: [Johnson] was continually monitored from 19 February 2007 until his arrest on 31 March 2007." |
| G4S is contracted to provide electronic monitoring services to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), and said it takes its "responsibilities seriously". | G4S is contracted to provide electronic monitoring services to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), and said it takes its "responsibilities seriously". |
| "Public protection is at the heart of our operation," it added. | "Public protection is at the heart of our operation," it added. |
| Rikki Johnson had already breached his order once | |
| A spokeswoman for the MOJ said: "If an offender breaks the terms of their curfew, enforcement action will be taken. | A spokeswoman for the MOJ said: "If an offender breaks the terms of their curfew, enforcement action will be taken. |
| "Where the court finds the offender in breach it must either make the order more onerous or revoke the order and re-sentence the offender for the original offence." | "Where the court finds the offender in breach it must either make the order more onerous or revoke the order and re-sentence the offender for the original offence." |
| She said if an offender "wilfully and persistently" breaches an order he or she could be jailed even if the original offence did not carry a prison sentence. | She said if an offender "wilfully and persistently" breaches an order he or she could be jailed even if the original offence did not carry a prison sentence. |
| Hampshire Probation Service said Johnson's community order included supervision, unpaid work and curfew requirement. | Hampshire Probation Service said Johnson's community order included supervision, unpaid work and curfew requirement. |
| A spokeswoman said Johnson breached the order and returned to court for failure to comply with the unpaid work requirement, but he was released into the community again. | A spokeswoman said Johnson breached the order and returned to court for failure to comply with the unpaid work requirement, but he was released into the community again. |
| She said an internal review into the case was being carried out. | |
| Johnson, Calik, Mason and the 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, all pleaded not guilty to murder. | Johnson, Calik, Mason and the 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, all pleaded not guilty to murder. |
| Five stab wounds | Five stab wounds |
| Mr Singleton, from Southampton, had been walking with his friend Craig Smith when they were attacked by a gang. | Mr Singleton, from Southampton, had been walking with his friend Craig Smith when they were attacked by a gang. |
| Mr Smith ran off before Mr Singleton was repeatedly stabbed and kicked by the gang. | Mr Smith ran off before Mr Singleton was repeatedly stabbed and kicked by the gang. |
| He managed to run away and catch up with Mr Smith, but then collapsed at the side of the road. | He managed to run away and catch up with Mr Smith, but then collapsed at the side of the road. |
| The prosecution said the gang's intended target had been Mr Smith, whom they accused of being racist. | The prosecution said the gang's intended target had been Mr Smith, whom they accused of being racist. |
| But when they failed to catch him they attacked Mr Singleton instead. | But when they failed to catch him they attacked Mr Singleton instead. |
| He died the next day. A post-mortem examination revealed he had suffered five stab wounds, one 8.5cm (3.3in) deep, and a traumatic brain injury. | He died the next day. A post-mortem examination revealed he had suffered five stab wounds, one 8.5cm (3.3in) deep, and a traumatic brain injury. |