Teenager found guilty of manslaughter of Irfan Wahid
The 17 year old will be sentenced next month.
A 17-year-old boy has today been found guilty of the manslaughter of a Irfan Wahid in Harehills.
16 year old Irfan was stabbed to death on Harehills Lane when he was on his way home from school.
The 17 year old - who can't be named for legal reasons - had been on trial for for nearly 3 weeks.
The jury at Leeds Crown Court heard the argument started in a dispute over a girl.
Grief struck the community of Harehills in the weeks that followed, with thousands packing in to the local mosque for Irfan's funeral.
Ed Hulbert, from the CPS, said:
“The defendant confronted Irfan with a kitchen knife and fatally stabbed him, despite the immediate assistance offered by passers-by. The attacker went on to burn his clothes and only gave himself up to the police two days later.
“The CPS was able to make use of a provision which allows the questioning of child witnesses to take place in advance on video, to assist them in giving their evidence.
“Our sympathies are with Irfan’s family.”
The 17-year-old will be sentenced on in September.