Ahmad Al Ibrahin, 16, was stabbed within the neck by Alfie Franco, 20, after ‘innocuously’ strolling previous his girlfriend.
A person has been discovered responsible of murdering a teenage Syrian refugee simply weeks after the sufferer moved from Wales. The killer admitted to a jury he stabbed the sufferer “within the neck” after he had ‘innocuously’ walked previous his girlfriend.
Ahmad Al Ibrahin, 16, had been dwelling in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, for simply a few weeks after transferring from south Wales when he was fatally stabbed within the neck in broad daylight by Alfie Franco, 20, of The Park, Kirkburton, who had denied Ahmad’s homicide and had confronted a trial at Leeds Crown Court docket heard.
Jurors retired on Thursday to contemplate their verdict however returned a responsible verdict at 3.31pm, having deliberated for simply over three hours. Don’t miss a court docket report by signing up to our crime publication right here
Following the decision, Amad’s Uncle Ghazwan Al Ibrahim stated “Ahmad was simply 16 years previous when he was cruelly taken away by the mindless and unprovoked act dedicated by Franco.
“He had travelled from Syria to the UK, and this was meant to be his alternative to create a greater life for himself, abandoning his mother and father and siblings in a war-torn nation.
“Amad had solely been within the UK since October 2024 and had solely lived in Huddersfield for a matter of weeks, earlier than he was stabbed, in the midst of the day, for no obvious purpose.
“I can’t start to think about how Ahmad was feeling in his ultimate minutes. Alone in an odd nation that ought to have been the place the place he was secure.
“The picture of getting to determine my nephew after which having to interrupt the information to my brother and sister in legislation, and relay to them what had occurred to their treasured son, won’t ever depart me.
“His mother and father are heartbroken past phrases. As Ahmad’s uncle, I’ll at all times carry the guilt that Ahmad had come to the UK, and I couldn’t maintain him secure.
“Ahmad we love you, we miss you and we are going to do without end.”
Chief Superintendent Jim Griffiths, District Commander of Kirklees Police, stated: “Vital quantities of labor stay ongoing in Kirklees, as in wider West Yorkshire, to cut back knife crime. Violent offending involving knives in Kirklees has continued to fall, with a 12 per cent discount in knife associated violence in opposition to the individual offences between August 2024 and August 2025.
“That stated, we clearly realise the priority the surprising and motiveless homicide of Ahmad has precipitated and welcome at the moment’s conviction.
“We will advise it’s uncommon within the excessive for such savage and unprovoked assaults to happen. We and colleagues within the Violence Discount Partnership proceed to conduct an enormous programme to cut back knife crime in West Yorkshire by means of each training and enforcement motion in opposition to these decided to hold and use knives.
“These training initiatives have reached tens of 1000’s of youngsters throughout West Yorkshire and we proceed to ask for assist from communities to inform us about these carrying bladed weapons.”
Franco shall be sentenced at Leeds Crown Court docket on Friday.
