Khayri McLean: Two teens, 15 and 16, charged with murder for fatally stabbing 15-year-old outside school
WEST YORKSHIRE, UK: Two teenagers have been charged with murder after a boy was stabbed to death outside the gates of a school this week. According to West Yorkshire Police, two boys aged 15 and 16 have been charged with murder and possession of a "bladed article" following the killing of 15-year-old Khayri McLean. Both the suspects are from Huddersfield and have been remanded in custody to appear before Leeds magistrates soon.
According to Mirror, a statement from West Yorkshire Police said, "Detectives investigating the death of a 15-year-old boy in Huddersfield have charged two males with murder. Both males, who are 15 and 16 and from Huddersfield, have also been charged with possession of a bladed article. Both have been remanded in custody to appear before Leeds magistrates tomorrow. The charges relate to the death of Khayri McLean, who died after he was stabbed in Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield, last Wednesday."
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Witnesses claimed McLean's grieving mother cradled his body as he lay dying on the street. McLean left North Huddersfield Trust School on Wednesday, September 21, and texted his girlfriend Shyana James, 16, that he had a wonderful day and was walking down to meet her. This was when he was fatally stabbed, as he was leaving the school gates in Huddersfield. He was taken to the Major Trauma Unit at Leeds General Infirmary, but succumbed to his wounds soon after. Returning to the site later, devastated children claimed they saw two hooded figures waiting outside the school gates just before Khayri was mercilessly stabbed to death.
James previously narrated how she arrived at the scene to find him dying with his mother by his side. She said McLean even sent her a Snapchat photo of the location just before he was attacked. “He was the love of my life. We were talking about our future the other day. He was just the best person I knew. The last thing he said was I can’t wait to see you. He just told me how his day had been, he just said, ‘It’s been really good,’ and sent me a picture of him walking home, right by the bollards where he was killed. He would do anything for me, he would drop everything if I had something going on to be there," she said, according to Mirror.