Overview
- Newcastle Crown Court sentenced a 16-year-old girl and two 17-year-old boys on Friday for the stabbing of a 15-year-old lured to a Sunderland park.
- The court ordered seven years and four months for the girl, two years and ten months for one boy, and a 24-month detention and training order for the other.
- Police said the girl lured the victim to Herrington Country Park on June 6, 2025, where one boy stabbed him and another struck his head with a rock.
- All three were first charged with attempted murder, though only the girl admitted it and the boys were later cleared of that charge after a November 2025 trial.
- Detective Inspector John Hopkins said the boy endured a horrendous ordeal and urged parents to talk to young people about the risks of carrying knives.