Three teens jailed after boy, 15, stabbed in Birmingham park
Three teenagers have been jailed after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in a park in Birmingham.
Three teenagers have been sentenced after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in a park in Birmingham.
He was attacked in Morris Park, Alum Rock, in March last year and is still recovering from his injuries.
Ibrahim Ishfaq, 18, Mohammed Hasan, 18, and a 17-year-old who can't be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent.
Detective Inspector Francis Nock, from the major crime unit, said: "This was a shocking, violent attack.
"Our team worked extensively on the case to identify the suspects and bring them into custody and finally before the courts.
“We want to send out a clear message that we won’t tolerate people who use weapons on our streets and demonstrate violence such as we have seen in this case.
“If you behave in this manner we will arrest and charge you and bring you before the courts, and the sentences handed out here show how seriously it will be taken.”
Ishfaq, of Edmund Road, was sentenced to four years and 10 months.
Hasan, of Gowan Road, was sentenced to three years and two months.
The 17-year-old, who can’t be named because of his age, was sentenced to four years and 10 months.
22-year-old Idris Urfan, of Monk Road, was also arrested as part of the investigation and was sentenced to one year for assisting an offender.