Nathaniel Shani: Teenagers guilty of Manchester boy's murder

Nathaniel Shani was unarmed when he was attacked, the Crown Prosecution Service said

Two teenage boys who turned up for a fight with a knife and a screwdriver have been found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old boy.

Nathaniel Shani, who was unarmed, was fatally stabbed on 15 September 2023 in Tavistock Square, Harpurhey, Manchester.

Two boys, aged 14, were convicted of murder at Manchester Crown Court and will be sentenced at a later date.

The boys cannot be named for legal reasons.

Martin Hill, of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Nathaniel needlessly lost his life as a result of knife crime.

Mr Hill, added: "It was the prosecution case that both boys were acting together. Though just one of the boys inflicted the fatal knife wound, the other had, by his actions, encouraged him to deliberately inflict serious harm. "Today after considering all the evidence presented to them, including CCTV of the fight, the jury have found them both guilty of his murder."

The two boys, who were aged 13 and 14 at the time of the attack, met Nathaniel Shani in an alleyway off Tavistock Square, Manchester for a prearranged fight, the CPS said.

It added: "They were armed with a knife and a screwdriver. Nathanial Shani was unarmed. "During the fight, that lasted just seconds, Nathanial Shani was stabbed in the neck. He collapsed and died as a result of that injury moments later."