Woman and two men jailed for murder of man killed with machetes after being lured to park

Two men and a pistillate person been jailed for the execution of a antheral successful a Sheffield park.

Barney Griffin, 18, and Jack Douglas, 17, killed Sacad Ali with machetes successful the aboriginal hours of 9 March aft helium was lured to Ponderosa Park by 25-year-old Rebecca Moore.

He was pronounced dormant successful the parkland conscionable aft 5am, with a execution probe launched to find his killers.

Following a 16-day trial, Moore was recovered blameworthy of execution earlier this month. Griffin and Douglas had already pleaded blameworthy to Mr Ali's execution and possession of a bladed article.

On Thursday, Griffin, who was 17 astatine the clip of the murder, was sentenced to 16 years' detention, portion Douglas, who was 16 astatine the time, was sentenced to 15 years' detention.

Moore was sentenced to beingness imprisonment with, a minimum word of 15 years.

Detective main inspector Ben Wood, from South Yorkshire Police, said: "Sacad was lured to his decease by Moore who arranged to conscionable him successful Ponderosa Park earlier helium was brutally attacked by 2 teenage boys.

"Armed with machetes, they violently assaulted Sacad earlier each 3 fled the scene, leaving a young antheral to dice connected his ain successful a park.

"The staggering magnitude of incriminating grounds gathered by the squad near those teenagers with nary prime but to plead blameworthy to their actions, and though she did not onshore a fatal stroke connected Sacad, I americium pleased Moore has present been convicted for the portion she played successful his murder.

"Knife transgression has already taken excessively galore young lives and my thoughts spell retired to Sacad's family, friends and loved ones arsenic they proceed to navigate this tragic loss.

"Sacad and his household person been astatine the forefront of the full team's minds passim our inquiry, and portion beingness volition ne'er beryllium the aforesaid for them again, I anticipation the blameworthy verdict for Moore and earlier blameworthy pleas spell immoderate mode towards offering a tiny consciousness of justness successful airy of their unimaginable grief."