Black Thug Stabbed White Teenager to Death as He Courageously Tried to Save His Friend
Daily Mail
July 17, 2015
A thug who murdered a teenager by stabbing him to death when he tried to save his friend in a street attack has been jailed for life.
Evil Richard Johnson, 24, knifed 19-year-old boxing star Joshua Bradley in the heart with a ten-inch hunting knife during a vicious brawl.
A jury found Johnson guilty by majority verdict of murder following a trial at Nottingham Crown Court.
Co-accused Zaiem Zulqurnain, 20, of Aspley, Nottinghamshire, was cleared of the murder and a second charge of violent disorder.
Joshua, a former boxer who represented England, was stabbed in the chest after a fight broke out in Thurland Street in Nottingham at 4am on February 8 this year.
Johnson, of Hyson Green, Nottingham, was told he would serve at least 25 years behind bars before being eligible for parole,
Judge Gregory Dickinson said: ‘This is an illustration of why Parliament has specified the starting point for those who commit murder using a knife taken to the scene, intending to have it available to be used as a weapon.