Teen Mobile Phone Park went to jail for life for murder

A teenager sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a 17 -year -old boy in a park in a robbery, which the police said that it went wrong.

In March, Harlegh Hepworth was stabbed in the heart in Wolverhampton, when two teenagers arranged to meet with a friend, he stole his mobile phone.

A 17 -year -old boy, who could not be nominated due to his age, was jailed in jail on Tuesday with 18 -year -old Joveran Esterin in Manchester Crown Court, sentenced to six years and 43 days for his murder. Was heard.

Harlegh’s family said that his short life was finished in a moment through a moment of mindless aggression. “

The 17 -year -old, who was found guilty of robbery and a blade article, was told that he would serve a minimum of 18 -year jail sentence.

Harley, Ragle, Staffordshire, and a friend traveled to Wolverhampton and met his last killers at West Park, Date Inspector Eddie George said.

Both criminals told them that they needed to use the phone, but he had gone out of the data and wanted to use Harley and his friend, he said.

Then they started using the phone, despite being just a few feet away from each other, gave a message to each other on their Snapchat accounts.

“We know from one of the messages that we (there) (there) a reference to the young criminal from Astein, ‘Do they know about the deli’ and the name of a road for delic dacoity, “Deit Inspector George said.

When the pair asked for their PIN, Harley felt something “was quite right”.

He said, “On that basis he again started asking for his phone. There is no evidence that Harley was aggressive … or threatened, he just asked for his phone back,” he said.

But the criminals decided that they wanted the phone “somehow” and “it was when he took out a knife and badly stabbed him on the chest that pierced his heart and caused him to death”.

The force said Harley was stabbed.

Later, Esterin grabbed a knife on the friend’s chest, until he threatened to hand over the passcode to his phone, which he stole.

Police said he then ran away, dropped a stolen phone in a nearby drain.

Harlegh, who lived with his grandfather and turned 17 weeks 17 weeks before his death, died on the spot despite giving first aid to passers -by.

His family said that there were positive plans for his future.

He said, “Harlage had a great feeling of humor, he was funny, and he was humble,” he said.

“We will remember him on a large scale, but we will always remember his cheeks, his infectious smile and fun time with us.

“Harlage is another young life before they get a chance to know what life is.”

Date Inspector George said that the matter was shocking and the plan in the incident showed the “artistic nature of criminals”.

Along with the punishment of life, the teenager was given five years and three years of concurrent sentences for two cases of robbery – and 10 months to be a knife.

Esterin, who was convicted of robbery and a blade article, was sentenced, for two cases of robbery, four years for one and two years and six months for the other – and 10 months for the knife. , To run all concurrently. For the punishment of his murder.