Overview
- A jury at Manchester Crown Court found Davies guilty of manslaughter, not murder, for the August 29, 2025 stabbing of 28-year-old Kailem Gibson at a flat on Gilmerton Drive in Newton Heath.
- Davies was acquitted of two alleged assaults on Gibson’s girlfriend and of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place.
- A post-mortem recorded 15 stab wounds or slashes to Gibson, including serious injuries to the chest and neck.
- Prosecutors said Davies dominated the household, required Gibson to sell Spice and surrender benefits, and had £29,000 hidden nearby.
- Davies fled with his Spice stock before returning and being arrested hours later; police said he remarked, “He got what he deserved,” while he told jurors he acted in self-defence and will be sentenced next month.