Yousef Makki’s mum says ‘this isn’t justice’ as she slams 16-month sentence for private schoolboy pal who stabbed son to death in ‘silly row’
THE grieving mum of murdered schoolboy Yousef Makki has slammed the judge who locked up one of her son's killers for just 16 months.
Yousef was stabbed to death by his pal, known only as Boy A, in a fight following a failed attempt to rob a cannabis dealer.
He was knifed in the heart just a few hundred yards from the home of Manchester United star Paul Pogba in well-to-do Hale Barns, Cheshire.
Boy A was cleared of murder and manslaughter, claiming he acted in self-defence as Yousef was also armed with a knife.
Last week he was jailed for 16 months for carrying a knife and perverting justice.
The other pal, Boy B, was given four months at Manchester crown court for possessing a knife.
Boy B was not charged with Makki's murder.
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Last night Yousef's mum Debbie fumed: "I used to have every faith in the British legal system."
She told the : "Sixteen months was not enough for the loss of a life.
"But I can’t help thinking that if it had been the other way around and Yousef, a boy from a council estate, had been in the dock charged with murdering one of these boys, whose parents are part of the wealthy 'Cheshire set', then the outcome may have been different."
Yousef’s family boycotted the sentencing. But his sister, Jade Akoum, said: "In eight months they will be back on the street and back with their families.
"We are never going to get Yousef back."
It came as police confirmed they were investigating footage showing Boy A making a stabbing motion while listening to rap music. The clip was sent to Yousef’s family during the trial.
Boy A’s solicitors said it was meant as a private message to his girlfriend and insisted: “It does not reflect a lack of remorse.”
Sentencing the first teen, Mr Justice Bryan said: "The backdrop of your offending is depressingly all-to familiar where the possession of knives is deemed to be cool and aesthetically pleasing.
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“Mixed with drugs and drug dealing, it is a recipe for disaster.”
He had to be restrained as he repeatedly yelled "f**k you, you b******"; as officials came to lead him away, while Yousef's mum burst into tears.
The dad also jumped to his feet and screamed "where is the justice for my son?" as families of the two defendants wept and hugged each other.
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