Slough teenager given life sentence for street stabbing murder

Abdul Aziz Ansari was a "future community leader", his family said

A teenager has been given a life sentence for fatally stabbing another teen in a street.

Abdul Aziz Ansari, 18, died in hospital after being attacked near shops in Slough, Berkshire, in May.

A 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was convicted of murder last month following a trial at Reading Crown Court. He also admitted possession of a bladed article.

He was sentenced to serve a minimum of 15 years in jail.

Abdul Aziz Ansari was found injured in Trelawney Avenue in May

Police found the victim with a stab wound to the chest in a shopping precinct car park in Trelawney Avenue at about 19:15 BST on 5 May.

He died later that night at St Mary's Hospital in London.

Mr Ansari's family previously paid tribute to the "young community leader" who had "lobbied for anti-knife bins to be put across Slough".

In a statement, they said: "From as young as nine, he actively participated in international aid relief campaigns, rubbed shoulders with political and community leaders via interfaith [and] distributed food to Slough's homeless population."

Thames Valley Police said the case showed the "tragic consequences" of knife crime.

Supt Lee Barnham added: "It is important to always remember that every victim who loses their life to serious violence or knife crime has a family, and that family is left without a son or daughter, father or mother, uncle or auntie, nephew or niece."