Two teenagers jailed for life after 19-year-old stabbed on Sheffield doorstep
Adam Abdul-Basit was attacked in the Woodhouse area in May
Two teenagers who stabbed a 19-year-old to death on a stranger's doorstep in Sheffield have been jailed for life.
Earlier this month, Thomas Hardiman and Xander Howarth, both 18, were found guilty of murdering Adam Abdul-Basit in the Woodhouse area in May.
Hardiman and Howarth, who were both 17 at the time, chased Adam into a stranger's garden and attacked him with a machete.
His killers then fled the scene, and Adam died on the doorstep of the person's home, with medics unable to revive him.
In his sentencing remarks, the judge said a "lengthy sentence" had to be given to both defendants to reflect the "scourge of knife crime".
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Etheridge said: "My thoughts today go out to Adam's family and friends after he was murdered in such a brutal and senseless manner.
"I know that today's sentencing will not bring Adam back, but I hope this gives those who knew him some sort of closure as they try to rebuild their lives and recover from the grief inflicted upon them.
"Hardiman and Howarth killed Adam in barbaric fashion and left him to die all alone as he bled out on a stranger's doorstep.
"If fleeing the scene wasn't horrific and cowardly enough, they then made Adam's loved ones relive the events of that day by putting them through a 12-day trial after denying murdering him.
"We will not tolerate knife crime in our local communities and we are pleased that the sentence given reflects the severity and seriousness of Hardiman and Howarth's actions."