Bristol teenagers jailed for murder

Two teenagers who stabbed a 16-year-old boy, leaving him to bleed to death on a pavement, have been jailed for his murder.

Darrian Williams, from Bristol, died after being stabbed in Rawnsley Park in Easton on 14 February.

His killers, who were 15 at the time and are now aged 16, denied his murder but were found guilty by a jury on 1 November.

The pair, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were both sentenced to 15 years and 76 days at Bristol Crown Court.

Sentencing the two boys, the honourable Mr Justice Saini said while he believed the two had not intended to kill Darrian, they “jointly attacked” him and intended to cause him “serious harm” by stabbing him in his back, front and face.

“You are young. You didn’t plan to kill him. You are immature,” he added.

Being helped to read out her victim impact statement in the witness box by a friend, Darrian’s mother said living without her son had “broken” her and she felt “lost and traumatised”.

“They have taken from me not only my son but my future.”

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