Boy, 15, who murdered teen, 16, with hunting knife after school will serve at least 13 years in jail
A BOY of 15 who murdered a teen with a hunting knife will serve at least 13 years behind bars.
He was 14 when he knifed 16-year-old Rohan “Fred” Shand, who was on his way home from school, in a revenge hit.
It came after one of the killer’s friends had been hurt in a dispute between schoolboys the previous day in March this year.
Fred suffered a single stab wound and died at the scene in Northampton.
The killer, who cannot be named due to his age, was convicted in August.
Sending him to a young offenders institute yesterday, Judge Mr Justice Morris said: “This was a brazen and shocking attack leading to the senseless death of a young man.”
Another boy, 17, who was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter, got an 18-month rehabilitation order for possession of a knife.
During last summer’s trial, prosecutor Jane Bickerstaff KC said the 14-year-old boy had stabbed Rohan after riding to the scene of the attack on an electric scooter with a 16-year-old youth.
Ms Bickerstaff told the trial: “He was wearing his uniform and he was in company with his friend.
“Both defendants can be seen on the CCTV footage dressed in black.”
The youth convicted of murder was wearing a balaclava, the court heard, while the older youth, who was found not guilty of killing Rohan, was wearing a surgical mask.