Boys, 12, found guilty of murdering Shawn Seesahai in Wolverhampton
Shawn Seesahai, 19, was stabbed to death in East Park, Wolverhampton, last November.
Last updated 10th Jun 2024
Two 12-year-old boys have been found guilty of murdering machete attack victim Shawn Seesahai, who was stabbed through the heart in a Wolverhampton park.
Jurors unanimously convicted the youths, who are believed to be the youngest boys to have committed a knife-related murder in the UK, on Monday.
A month-long trial at Nottingham Crown Court was told Mr Seesahai was shoulder-barged by the smaller of the two defendants, who "often" carried a machete with a 42.5cm-long blade, before being punched, kicked, stamped on and "chopped" at with the weapon.
The victim's friend told the trial he was forced to run for his life, but 19-year-old Mr Seesahai stumbled as he tried to flee from the boys on Wolverhampton's Stowlawn playing fields on November 13 last year.
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