Two teenagers found guilty after Bristol boy killed in gang related attack

16-year-old Darrian Williams was stabbed once in the back in Easton's Rawnsley Park

Darrian Williams, 16, was killed in Bristol in February
Author: Grace O'Hare & Henry WinterPublished 1st Nov 2024
Last updated 1st Nov 2024

Two boys, aged 16 and who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been found guilty of murder after a 16-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in the back during a gang related attack in Bristol.

Darrian Williams was attacked in Rawnsley Park in Easton, at around 5:30pm on 14th February of this year.

The two teenagers, who were 15 at the time, denied his murder at Bristol Crown Court, but a jury found them guilty after a 3 week trial.

Michael Burrows KC, prosecuting, told the jury of five men and seven women: "This case is about the death of Darrian Williams.

"He was stabbed and killed on 14th February this year. He was 16 years old."

Mr Burrows said Darrian managed to get away from his attackers and reached nearby Stapleton Road, where witnesses reported seeing his back "drenched with blood".

Darrian managed to get into the passenger seat of a van. The driver tried to take him to a police station and pulled over on West Street, where Darrian received medical attention on the pavement from members of the public.

Emergency services attended and performed an operation on Darrian at the scene, but he could not be revived and was pronounced dead at 7.10pm.

A pathologist concluded that his cause of death was a single stab wound to his back.

Five people wearing balaclavas allegedly approached Darrian and asked "are you 1-6?", the court heard.

Mr Burrows said: "1-6 is a reference to a gang in Bristol. It is associated with the Fishponds, Hillfields and Oldbury Court areas.

"In recent years, it has been in conflict with another gang, the 2-4s or 2s, which is associated with the St Pauls and St Judes ares of Bristol."

The boys will be sentenced on on Thursday 5th December.

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