Two men and a woman have been jailed for the murder of a man in a Sheffield park.
Barney Griffin, 18, and Jack Douglas, 17, killed Sacad Ali with machetes in the early hours of 9 March after he was lured to Ponderosa Park by 25-year-old Rebecca Moore.
He was pronounced dead in the park just after 5am, with a murder investigation launched to find his killers.
Following a 16-day trial, Moore was found guilty of murder earlier this month. Griffin and Douglas had already pleaded guilty to Mr Ali’s murder and possession of a bladed article.
On Thursday, Griffin, who was 17 at the time of the murder, was sentenced to 16 years’ detention, while Douglas, who was 16 at the time, was sentenced to 15 years’ detention.
Moore was sentenced to life imprisonment with, a minimum term of 15 years.
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Detective chief inspector Ben Wood, from South Yorkshire Police, said: “Sacad was lured to his death by Moore who arranged to meet him in Ponderosa Park before he was brutally attacked by two teenage boys.
“Armed with machetes, they violently assaulted Sacad before all three fled the scene, leaving a young man to die on his own in a park.
“The staggering amount of incriminating evidence gathered by the team left those teenagers with no choice but to plead guilty to their actions, and although she did not land a fatal blow on Sacad, I am pleased Moore has now been convicted for the part she played in his murder.
“Knife crime has already taken too many young lives and my thoughts go out to Sacad’s family, friends and loved ones as they continue to navigate this tragic loss.
“Sacad and his family have been at the forefront of the whole team’s minds throughout our inquiry, and while life will never be the same for them again, I hope the guilty verdict for Moore and earlier guilty pleas go some way towards offering a small sense of justice in light of their unimaginable grief.”
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