A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter, having been cleared of murder following the death of Christopher Hewett from Stevenage.

Christopher, 31, died in hospital on the evening of February 12 earlier this year. He had been attacked in Meadow Way, suffering stab wounds to the chest.

A 15 year old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons has been sentenced today, [Monday, September 6] to make it three people being found guilty of Christopher's death.

Last month two people were sentenced, having previously been found guilty of offences following the three-week trial at Luton Crown Court.

Byron Pollock, aged 18, formerly of Meadow Way, was given the equivalent of a life sentence with a minimum term of 19 years before parole would be considered, having been found guilty of murder.

Ryan Lee, aged 20, of Wildwood Lane, Stevenage, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison, having been found guilty of assisting offenders.

During the trial, the court had heard how Christopher and his cousin had been walking to his sister's house when they passed a group of four young people.

Words were exchanged between Christopher and one of the group, before he carried on his journey.

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A short time later, Christopher and his cousin were approached and attacked on Meadow Way by the 15-year-old, who had a baseball bat.

While Christopher and the teen were scuffling, Pollock approached with a knife and stabbed Christopher several times.

He subsequently died from his injuries.

The court heard Pollock admit stabbing Christopher stating he had only done so to help the 15-year-old escape, and now regretted his actions.