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A stabbing incident in Huddersfield resulted in a life sentence for Alfie Franco, who murdered 16-year-old Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim, a Syrian refugee, with a flick knife. The tragic event took place on April 3, and Franco was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 23 years at Leeds Crown Court. During the trial, which lasted for six days, Franco, who initially denied the murder charges, was found guilty by a jury on Thursday.
Judge Howard Crowson emphasized the devastating loss suffered by Ahmad’s family during Franco’s sentencing at the court on Friday. The court heard that Franco encountered Ahmad and his friend while walking with his then-girlfriend along Ramsden Street. The prosecution highlighted a minor interaction between Ahmad and Franco’s girlfriend, which led Franco to react violently by pulling out a flick knife and fatally stabbing Ahmad.
Franco, who claimed self-defense by alleging that he believed Ahmad was armed and would attack him first, was found to have
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