Joshua Boardman stabbed Hiwa Ali-Khani to death after believing he had arranged to meet a young girl.
The court was told "an absolute catalogue of tragedies" had resulted in Mr Ali-Khani's death
Preston Crown Court heard the 17-year-old had intended to attack a man who was parked behind Mr Ali-Khani, but who left seconds before Boardman arrived.David McLachlan KC, prosecuting, told the court that the day before the murder, a 35-year-old man had pulled over his car to speak to a 15-year-old girl, who he later told police he thought was "pretty" and who told him she was 16.
The court heard the teenager, who had taken cocaine shortly before the attack, stabbed Mr Ali-Khani in the leg. Mr McLachlan said the intended target had returned to the area while the attack was happening and witnessed the stabbing. "I would submit in this case there is genuine sorrow, there is genuine remorse, there is genuine self-revulsion at his actions," he added.
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