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Huddersfield man who stabbed 16-year-old Syrian refugee after he brushed past his girlfriend found guilty of murder
Franco stabbed the unarmed 16-year-old Syrian refugee after a minor street incident, with jurors delivering a guilty verdict in just over three hours, amid ongoing knife crime reduction efforts.
- On April 3, a jury convicted Alfie Franco, 20, of murdering 16-year-old Ahmad Mamdouh al Ibrahim in Huddersfield town centre after the fatal attack.
- When they crossed paths, Alfie Franco took "some petty exception" after Ahmad Mamdouh al Ibrahim innocuously walked past Franco's then-girlfriend, prompting a short verbal exchange on Ramsden Street, Huddersfield.
- Prosecutors said Alfie Franco kept the flick knife hidden until the last second; the blade travelled about 6cm into Ahmad Mamdouh al Ibrahim's neck, causing `immediate and massive blood loss`.
- Jurors at Leeds Crown Court returned a guilty verdict at 3.31pm after deliberating for just over three hours, and Alfie Franco will be sentenced on Friday.
- Their family said: `He chose to come to the UK because he believed in the values of human rights, safety, and dignity... he had just begun settling into his new life with his uncle, adjusting to a new language, a new home, and a future he was excited to build`.
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Man who stabbed Syrian refugee after he brushed past girlfriend guilty of murder
Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, who fled Homs after being injured in a bombing, had been living in Huddersfield only for a couple of weeks when he was killed.
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Teen refugee's harrowing murder caught on CCTV after 'brushing past thug's girlfriend' - Daily Star
Sickening CCTV footage — released by cops after Alfie Franco was convicted of murder — shows him saying something to Ahmad Al Ibrahim and calling him over before pulling a knife out on him
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Man who stabbed refugee in neck after he 'brushed past girlfriend' guilty of murder - The Mirror
Alfie Franco, 20, drove the blade of a flick knife 6cms into the neck of Ahmad Al Ibrahim, 16, a refugee from Syria who was walking through a shopping street in Huddersfield
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