Two 12-year-old boys who murdered an “utterly defenceless” stranger in a Wolverhampton park have been found guilty in unanimous verdicts.
During the attack Shawn Seesahai, aged 19, suffered slash wounds to his legs, a stab wound that went through his back and ribs into his heart. He was struck so hard with a machete that a piece of bone came away from his skull during the incident in Stowlawn near Bilston, on November 13 last year.
The two defendants denied murdering Mr Seesahai with each blaming the other throughout the trial at Nottingham Crown Court for the inflicting the fatal blow to his back.As a result of their deadly actions Shawn Seesahai tragically died at the scene. He was killed while on a trip to Wolverhampton with friends after alighting at the Priestfield tram stop to pass time in the park.
The jury was told that the 12-year-olds were together from 4.10pm and met up with two girls of around the same age who later told police that one of the defendants regularly carried a machete and that he and the other boy were passing it between themselves”.
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