How were three boys who played no active role in a Manchester killing convicted of manslaughter?

Trial over stabbing of Kennie Carter was latest of several high-profile joint enterprise prosecutions involving groups of Black youths in the cityMurder and manslaughter charges under joint enterprise rise despite concernOn 22 January 2022, 11 boys entered a CCTV blind spot at the intersection of two roads in Stretford, Manchester. Only 10 left alive. Sixteen-year-old Kennie Carter was stabbed, his last words heard by his older brother to whom he was on the phone at the time: “They’ve stabbed me in my heart, bro.”Kennie’s mother, Joan Dixon, later described how her family had been shattered by his death. Continue reading...

How were three boys who played no active role in a Manchester killing convicted of manslaughter?

Trial over stabbing of Kennie Carter was latest of several high-profile joint enterprise prosecutions involving groups of Black youths in the city

On 22 January 2022, 11 boys entered a CCTV blind spot at the intersection of two roads in Stretford, Manchester. Only 10 left alive. Sixteen-year-old Kennie Carter was stabbed, his last words heard by his older brother to whom he was on the phone at the time: “They’ve stabbed me in my heart, bro.”

Kennie’s mother, Joan Dixon, later described how her family had been shattered by his death. Continue reading...