Overview
- Minshull Street Crown Court imposed a 19-year custodial term with parole eligibility after two thirds, plus a four-year extended licence period.
- The fatal attack on 29 August 2025 at a Gilmerton Drive flat in Newton Heath involved at least 13 stab wounds, including injuries to the heart and jugular.
- Davies fled with his stock of spice, was detained on Oakley Close shortly after, and told officers "he deserved it" while being taken into custody.
- A February trial acquitted him of murder but convicted him of manslaughter, with the jury accepting elements of self-defence and clearing him of two assaults and possessing an offensive weapon in a private place.
- Kailem Gibson’s family paid tribute, condemned knife crime, and asked for privacy, while Greater Manchester Police said they hoped the sentence brings some measure of justice.