Murderers who killed schoolboy Khayri Mclean named and pictured for the first time
18.05.2023 - 22:29
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Two murderers who killed schoolboy Khayri Mclean have been named and pictured for the first time.
A judge has now allowed the press to name 15-year-old as Jakele Pusey and 17-year-old Jovani Harriott, who planned the murder of Huddersfield schoolboy Khayri Mclean before attacking him with a knife and leaving him to die as he walked home from school on September 21 last year.
Jakele, 15, was jailed for a minimum term of 16 years for the senseless and brutal attack on the schoolboy. Once released, he will be on licence for the rest of his life. The 17-year-old, Jovani Harriott, was handed a minimum term of 18 years, YorkshireLive reports.
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Earlier this year, the 15-year-old pleaded guilty to murder and the 17-year-old was found guilty at the end of a trial at Leeds Crown Court in March. Both had previously pleaded guilty to possession of a knife.
The teenagers 'lay in wait' for Khayri as he walked home from school and attacked, with the 15-year-old shouting "Yo Khayri" before delivering the fatal blow to his chest. The 17-year-old was seen on CCTV 'twisting in the air' before lunging at Khayri with a large knife and stabbing him in the leg.
Both teenagers ran from the scene and changed their clothes while 15-year-old Khayri collapsed and received medical attention. He was taken to hospital but tragically died.
The court heard the attack was 'carefully planned.' Mr Sandiford said the teenagers took a "long way around rather than walking straight up the road outside the school where the attack took place."
It was said that during a conversation while in custody at HMP Wetherby, the 15-year-old Jakele said he had 'no remorse' for the murder.
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