Teenager pleads guilty to killing Barnsley schoolboy
The 17 year old will be sentenced in December
Last updated 27th Oct 2021
A Barnsley teenager has admitted to the murder of a 15 year old boy earlier this year.
Loui Phillips was stabbed in Monk Bretton in an unprovoked attack.
The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared before Sheffield Crown Court on Monday and admitted to attacking Loui on August 8 2021.
He was rushed to hospital and underwent open heart surgery but died four days later on August 12, despite the efforts of doctors to save him.
DCI Mark Oughton, of South Yorkshire Police, said:
“This is an incredibly tragic case where an innocent young boy was stabbed to death because his attacker was jealous.
“The killer planned his attack, locating Loui and his friend having purposely set out to go and stab him.
"He has showed no remorse for his actions and always maintained his innocence until Monday.
“Loui was still conscious after he was stabbed and managed to give a full account of the attack to a police officer on the way to the hospital.
"All he wanted to know was where his mum was.
“My thoughts are with Loui’s mum, and his family and friends today; they have suffered unimaginable loss this year and no court result can ever make up for that.”
The 17 year old will return to Sheffield Crown Court on December 17 for sentencing.