Two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 15-year-old Mohanad Goobe on September 15, 2025, in Manchester, after a fight sparked by a TikTok video
Mohanad Abdullaahi Goobe was stabbed to death in Manchester(Image: GMP)
Two teenagers have been found guilty of brutally murdering a 15-year-old boy in broad daylight after a fight sparked by a TikTok video.
Mohanad Goobe died last September after being stabbed during a “large-scale disturbance” in Moss Side, Manchester, on September 15, 2025. Two teenagers, referred to in court as Boy A and Boy B as they cannot be named for legal reasons, were found guilty of murder while another, Boy C, was found not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter.
Bolton Crown Court heard that, in late August last year, Mohanad had been discussing a fight between two boys that was provoked by a TikTok video. A rematch was arranged for September 15 last year, when more than 20 people gathered at the junction of Moss Lane East and Monton Street.
Mohanad Abdullaahi Goobe was stabbed to death at around 4:30pm on Monday(Image: MEN MEDIA)
During the trial, prosecutor Alex Leach KC showed jurors CCTV footage of the moment Mohanad was attacked, dragged to the ground and kicked before being fatally stabbed to the chest. Mohanad died in hospital later that day, the Manchester Evening News reports.
Several weeks earlier, on August 25, Boy A, then 16, had fought with Mohanad’s friend, with the argument provoked by a TikTok video. Mohanad’s friend lost the fight and a rematch was organised. One friend said that the loss had “put [them] in aura debt”.
Plans for the rematch were discussed over Snapchat on August 30, with Mohanad saying he would attend. There was also talk of an earlier incident in which Boy A, armed with a knife, was said to have “jumped” Mohanad’s friend along with others.
When asked why he “let” this happen, Mohanad replied: “These man had a shank [knife] and there was 20 of them.” Jurors heard the group saw Boy A’s possession of a knife as an “escalation” of the conflict between them.
“Wallahi [I swear to God] the mandem are patterning [getting] these shanks,” Mohanad wrote, “Get the gloves, IDGAF I’m riding out every day, I might chef [stab] one of them,” he continued. “I expect every single one of us to ride out.”
On August 31, Mohanad posted stills from a clip of the latest fight on his Snapchat. He was later contacted by Boy A, who told him to meet “one on one”, but he refused.
Forensic officers on Moss Lane East, Moss Side, in Manchester on September 16(Image: MEN MEDIA)
“Imagine cheffing was haram [forbidden] and not illegal,” he wrote in a group chat. “I would chef every single one of them.” “Tensions were developing and not dying down,” said Mr Leach.
Jurors heard that on the same day, Boy A set up a large group chat including Boys B and C. Throughout September 14, the defendants discussed meeting up after school the following day for a confrontation.
Boy C suggested bringing a dog for “intimidation”, and the group planned to form three rows with the defendants at the front. Boy C also said he wanted “at least 30 people” there. Another boy messaged Mohanad to arrange the fight between the two groups, advising him to “get it over with, no shanks, fists only”. “You man already took it there,” Mohanad replied.
“As plans gained pace, late that night, Boy B sent messages on TikTok to another user,” Mr Leach said. “‘You coming tomorrow?'” he wrote. “‘How many you got left? Any big ting?’ We say this is evidence of Boy B trying to obtain a knife for the confrontation.”
Boy B was said to be ‘involved’ in the acquisition of knives. Mr Leach described a video from August 30 found on Boy B’s phone which showed an unknown male holding a knife in a plastic bag with its sheath nearby. “When you look at the messages on September 14, the intention is clear,” Mr Leach said. “Boy B was in the business of getting a large knife for the following day.”
On September 15, Boy A skipped school and went to a friend’s house before going to Boy B’s house. The court heard that Boy B filmed a video on his phone of two knives and two sheaths on his bed, while Boy A could be seen in the background of the video.
Afterwards they went to Whitworth Park, where CCTV footage captured Mohanad’s group walking along Moss Lane East, with Boy A’s group walking behind. At trial he denied following Mohanad, instead stating he was following his friends.
At the junction with Monton Street, a fight broke out. Boy A claimed that Mohanad had swung towards him first. “What did you do?,” his barrister asked. “I threw a blowback, it connected. I was trying to defend myself. I didn’t see if he was injured,” Boy A said. It was during that fight that Mohamad was stabbed. He was taken to hospital, where he tragically died later that evening.
The defendants, who cannot be named for legal reasons. are set to be sentenced on May 21.