'That permanent change in our life is painful'
Devastating footage from the aftermath of Nathaniel Shani's murder has been released with his family's blessing - as they share the agony they have lived through since tragedy struck. The 14-year-old was stabbed in the neck in an alleyway off Tavistock Square, in Harpurhey , last September 15.
The family said: "Nathaniel will be missed for many reasons. He was such a courageous young boy, charming with a great sense of humour, loving and caring who loved jokes and laughs, when he was inspired seeing Three Stooges’ comedy team first time. "I walked into a Manchester Market Street shop a week ago, the chap serving me noticed my pendant, and said to me, 'I know who you are, my condolences'. That's how people know me now Nathaniel, its life-changing.
Two boys who cannot be named for legal reasons - Boy A, 15, and Boy B, 14 - were sentenced yesterday. The court heard Nathaniel died following a row over Boy B having stolen cannabis from a friend of Nathaniel's. "Nathaniel didn't know that he was going to be stabbed, he wasn't armed with a knife, and he just went to get back something that belonged to one of his friends - makes it so senseless and so sad." DCI Brennand said Nathaniel, who loved Formula 1 and playing on the PlayStation, was also a 'very long-term member of the Air Cadets'.
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