Teenager jailed for triple stabbing

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Yassin Elmansouri drove the weapon in so hard that that its handle came away as he tried to pull it out, leaving the boy with injuries he must bear for the rest of his life.

The teenager is beginning an indeterminate life sentence for the attempted murder of his victim, known only as Ahmed.

The attack took place in the Old Kent Road on the afternoon of November 28 last year, Inner London Crown Court in Southwark heard. When Elmansouri and two others tried to rob a boy outside Tesco, the boy's friends stepped in and were subjected to the frenzied attack.

Emergency services arriving at the scene found the knife still embedded in Ahmed's head and rushed the injured youths to London hospitals. There, surgeons were able to save Ahmed's life. Of his two friends, one suffered a chest injury but was later discharged, while the other suffered minor injuries to his shoulder and left the following day.

Meanwhile, Elmansouri had been spotted running away from the crime scene and also left his hat and his mobile phone behind. Police recovered the items and sent them to the Forensic Science Service, which identified the defendant in just a few days, leading to his arrest at home on December 1.

Following an investigation by Southwark CID, Elmansouri's trial began on September 23 and he was found guilty two days later.

On Thursday he learned he must serve seven years of his indeterminate life sentence before he can be considered for parole. A further seven years for each of two counts of grievous bodily harm will run concurrently.

Following the sentence, his victim Ahmed spoke of the devastation the violence wreaked. "The attack has made me more paranoid, and more wary about being in a similar situation again," he said.

"The injury has slowed me down in terms of my reactions when I am asked to perform sudden movements. I am not able to play sport, or run around as I could before. This has added to my frustration as I knew before the attack how able and sporty I was. I will no doubt have to live with this for the rest of my life."