A teenager has been sentenced to detention for over a decade after he was found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old schoolboy and then boasting about the killing in a rap video. The tragic incident occurred in New Moston, north Manchester, last summer, when Ibrahima Seck was fatally stabbed in the street while on his way to play football with friends.
Chase and Fatal Stabbing
Ibrahima Seck was chased down by three other teenagers before being knifed to the heart. Despite his injuries, he managed to name his attacker before succumbing in hospital less than an hour later on June 8, 2025. The killer, who was also 14 at the time, was sentenced today at Manchester Crown Court after a month-long trial.
Rap Video Boasting
The court heard how the 14-year-old murderer had filmed a rap video in the aftermath of the killing, in which he bragged about having 'done a murder'. This evidence played a crucial role in the trial, highlighting the defendant's lack of remorse immediately following the violent act.
Accomplices and Sentences
Two other boys, aged 14 and 16 at the time, were found not guilty of murder but convicted of manslaughter for assisting and encouraging the killer. The 14-year-old murderer received a detention sentence of at least 11 years and 10 months, effectively a youth equivalent of a life sentence.
The 14-year-old accomplice was sentenced to two years and four months in detention, while the then-16-year-old received two years and ten months. Reporting restrictions remain in place, preventing the naming of the teenage offenders for legal reasons.
Prosecution Details
Prosecutor Jaime Hamilton KC described how the incident unfolded. After a brief altercation on Nuthurst Road, the 16-year-old handed a knife to the 14-year-old killer, who then chased Ibrahima along with the other two defendants. Tragically, Ibrahima slipped to the floor, and the 14-year-old killer stabbed him, with the others providing encouragement.
Mr Hamilton stated that the defendants had been part of a group threatening Ibrahima, his family, and his friends. The confrontation began with a fight between the killer and one of Ibrahima's friends, who threw the first punch. After the fight ended, the 16-year-old provided the knife when asked to 'gimme the ting'.
Victim Impact and Defense
In a heartfelt statement read in court, Ibrahima's father Mamadou Seck expressed the family's anguish, saying the perpetrators acted with 'complete heartlessness' and hoping they would understand the immense pain caused.
Defense counsel Richard Littler KC noted that the 14-year-old murderer was 'genuinely sorry' and had told a youth offending worker, 'No-one deserves to die this way and I deserve a life sentence, because I took a life.'
For the 16-year-old accomplice, Allison Summers KC argued the crime was committed 'in the heat of a dynamic and fast moving situation' without consideration of consequences, adding that he expressed 'significant remorse and shame'. Richard English KC, representing the 14-year-old accomplice, emphasized his client did not possess a knife and was 'some distance' from the attack.
Additional Convictions
Two women, Naomi Heavens, 39, and Keri Dobson, 37, were also convicted of assisting an offender by helping the killer and the 16-year-old leave the area and providing a change of clothing. Both received 12-month prison sentences, suspended for a year.
Judge Mr Justice Bright noted their actions 'made no real difference' to identifying those responsible. The court heard that Heavens advised the offenders to hand themselves in, while Dobson initially was unaware a death had occurred.
This case underscores the devastating impact of youth violence and the disturbing trend of glorifying criminal acts through social media platforms.
