The driver of a train that derailed after it approached a station at 40mph was using his phone just seconds before the crash.
22.01.2022 - 17:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Haunting video footage shows 15-year-old Reece Tansey being chased down the street just moments before he was attacked and killed.
Reece was stabbed six times following an altercation with two boys - who cannot be named for legal reasons - in the early hours of May 4, 2021.
One of the teens, Boy A, has now been found guilty of murder and jailed for 15 years. The other, Boy B, has been found guilty of manslaughter and has been jailed for six years.
Reece agreed to meet up with the boys after a fight was arranged through messages on Snapchat at Walker Avenue in Bolton.
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Through a five-week trial at Manchester Crown Court, the court heard how Reece was stabbed with a kitchen knife six times - three of the stab wounds were so deep, a post-mortem reported, that they could have each caused death alone.
Following the attack, the defendants ran off from the scene and Reece was left severely injured in the street, where he was later helped by local residents.
Despite the very best efforts of emergency services Reece tragically died from his injuries.
The court was told how both boys fled the scene following the fatal attack.
Boy A later sent a Snapchat video of himself carrying a knife covered in blood, accompanied by the word ‘muppet’.
He sent another message to Boy B, which said: "I thought it only went through his coat so I kept doing it.”
Adding: "He's dead now."
Boy B responded with a laughing emoji.
The Honourable Mrs Justice Farbey DBE, who proceeded over both the trial and the two boy’s sentencing, told Boy A: “I am sure that you took the leading role in goading Reece to the confrontation.
“Using Snapchat, you threatened him
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