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Ibrahima Seck was chased down by three boys before one of them knifed him to the heart<\/p>\n

14:32, 22 Dec 2025Updated 17:09, 22 Dec 2025<\/p>\n

(Image: MEN Media)<\/p>\n

A teenager has been found guilty of murder after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the street. Ibrahima Seck was fatally stabbed in New Moston, north Manchester, last summer. He was chased down by three boys before one of them knifed him to the heart.<\/p>\n

Ibrahima died almost an hour later in hospital. Following a month-long trial at Manchester Crown Court, Boy A, who stabbed Ibrahima, was found guilty of his murder. Boy B and Boy C, who were said to have assisted and encouraged the knifeman, were found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter.<\/p>\n

Boy A had already admitted manslaughter. He \u2018boasted\u2019 about the killing in a rap video filmed in the aftermath. \u201cWe just done a murder,\u201d he said. The accused cannot be named for legal reasons. Ibrahima died on June 8 this year after suffering a single blow to the chest.<\/p>\n

Prosecutor Jaime Hamilton KC told the trial: \u201cIn the street, after a brief altercation, [Boy B] handed [Boy A] a knife that caused a wound which penetrated Ibrahima\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter being handed the knife, all three of these defendants chased Ibrahima. Tragically Ibrahima slipped to the floor and [Boy A] killed him, assisted and encouraged by the others.\u201d<\/p>\n

The prosecutor said that Ibrahima, who was with other boys, had been on his way to play football when he encountered the three defendants, at about 5pm that day. Mr Hamilton claimed that the defendants had been \u2018part of a group that had been threatening Ibrahima, his family and his friendship group\u2019.<\/p>\n

He told the jury that the incident began with a fight involving Boy A and a friend of Ibrahima on Nuthurst Road. The friend was said to have thrown the first punch.<\/p>\n

Keri Dobson(Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

Mr Hamilton said that footage showed that the fight ended and the two groups began to separate. He said that Boy B gave Boy A a knife, after Boy A asked him to \u2018gimme the ting\u2019. Ibrahima was chased and after he slipped, Boy A was \u2018on him\u2019 in a \u2018matter of seconds\u2019, Mr Hamilton said.<\/p>\n

Boy B and Boy C also ran up to Ibrahima. Mr Hamilton said that the pair \u2018shared a common intent\u2019 with Boy A and \u2018encouraged him in that fatal act\u2019. After leaving the area and going to a house, Boy A \u2018improvised\u2019 a rap in the aftermath of the killing in which \u2018boasted\u2019 about it.<\/p>\n

Boy B gave evidence at the trial, while Boy A and Boy C both declined. Boy A\u2019s barrister accused Boy B of trying to \u2018throw\u2019 his co-accused \u2018under the bus\u2019.<\/p>\n

Two women were also on trial, accused of helping Boy A and Boy B leave the area and giving them a change of clothing. Naomi Heavens, 39, and Keri Dobson, 37, were convicted of assisting an offender.<\/p>\n

Naomi Heavens(Image: Manchester Evening News)<\/p>\n

The three boys and the two women will be sentenced on February 27 next year.<\/p>\n

Ibrahima\u2019s family paid tribute to him following his death. They said: \u201cIbrahima was a well-liked young boy. He was funny, caring, and hardworking. He was our best friend, and he looked after me.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was so smiley and always made everybody laugh. He was a good boy. The killers have killed two people – me and my son. Why would anyone do this to him? He does nothing wrong. My family want justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

‘Knife crime destroys lives and communities, and this case is a stark reminder of its lasting impact’<\/p>\n

Rebecca Macaulay Addison, Specialist Prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in the North West, said: \u201cThis is a tragic case in which another young person has needlessly lost their life as a result of knife crime.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the prosecution case that the three teenagers were acting together. Though just one of the boys inflicted the fatal knife wound, the others had shown by their actions that they acted to encourage or assist him to deliberately inflict serious harm.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is deeply concerning to see young people carrying and using weapons on the streets of Greater Manchester and the Crown Prosecution Service will continue to work with our partners to tackle the devastating impact of knife crime.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur thoughts are with the family and loved ones of Ibrahima Seck and all those who have been affected by his untimely death.\u201d<\/p>\n

Detective Chief Inspector Tony Platten said: \u201cOur thoughts remain firmly with the family, who have shown remarkable strength throughout an unimaginably painful time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile today\u2019s conviction cannot undo the devastation they have endured, we hope it brings them some measure of clarity and reassurance.<\/p>\n

\u201cKnife crime destroys lives and communities, and this case is a stark reminder of its lasting impact. No one should ever have to face such pain.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are grateful to everyone who came forward and supported this investigation. Thanks to their courage and the work of our officers, we have been able to secure justice.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur priority now is continuing to support the family and community as they move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ibrahima Seck was chased down by three boys before one of them knifed him to the heart 14:32,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649010,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8813],"tags":[748,30,393,4884,2465,17557,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-649009","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-manchester","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-courts","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-manchester","13":"tag-moston","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115765234737456566","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}