A man killed a woman who was concerned about how he was treating his partner.
14.10.2022 - 15:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A thug carried out a vicious machete attack on a schoolfriend over a drugs debt - then boasted on Instagram he was 'armed and dangerous' as he tried to flee the law.
Sayam Ali, 18, went on the run following a broad daylight assault with a 12-inch blade, which left his terrified 16-year-old victim bleeding so heavily he thought he would die. But he was caught at Manchester Airport attempting to board a flight to Malta.
As he was jailed yesterday (Thursday), his victim's mother described her son's attacker as 'the scum of the earth' amid fears her psychologically scarred child will be left permanently disabled.
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The attack happened after Ali jumped out of a car and carried out the attack on his 16-year-old victim in Rochdale on June 14. CCTV footage played in court showed Ali chasing his victim across Sheriff Street, slashing him across the shoulder with the weapon.
Lisa Boocock, prosecuting, told Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester that the defendant and his victim, a college student, had been friends at school.
But the relationship turned sour after Ali gave his pal £200, which the victim found 'particularly enticing', and also gave him drugs to sell, the court was told. The younger boy, who the M.E.N is not naming, was told by Ali he could make up to £400, Ms Boocock told the court.
The barrister said that 'unfortunately for' the victim his mother, who had become suspicious of her son, found wraps of drugs plus £50 cash and confiscated them while teen was in the shower. She flushed some of the drugs down the toilet, but kept a small amount to show police, the court was
A man killed a woman who was concerned about how he was treating his partner.
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