Overview
- On 9 September 2021 a public multi‑car chase in Manchester ended in a foot pursuit during which 16‑year‑old Rhamero West was stabbed and later died.
- The retrial that concluded this week led to guilty verdicts for Giovanni Lawrence and Shikeo Bell and completed convictions of four men for the murder.
- At a hearing on Thursday, July 2, 2026 the court imposed life sentences with minimum terms set for each defendant, including 23 years and 142 days for Ryan Cashin and an 18‑year minimum for Bell under youth detention rules.
- The Crown Prosecution Service said it proved Lawrence’s and Bell’s involvement using phone location data, CCTV footage and forensic evidence that placed them in the cars used to pursue Rhamero.
- Rhamero’s mother gave impact evidence saying the family have been ‘destroyed’ by his loss, prosecutors did not advance a clear motive, and Bell — who was 17 at the time — had a separate recent conviction for causing a death by dangerous driving.