Overview

• Leeds Crown Court convicted the 20-year-old on Thursday for the April 3 killing of Ahmad Mamdouh al Ibrahim on Ramsden Street.
• Sentencing is scheduled for Friday, following a trial that rejected Franco’s claim that he acted in self-defence.
• CCTV and witness accounts showed Franco call the teen back after a brief exchange, then produce a flick-knife and stab him in the neck.
• Medical evidence described a wound about 6cm deep that caused rapid blood loss and choking, and Franco had earlier admitted carrying a knife in public.
• Police released trial footage after the verdict, and prosecutors highlighted prior threatening messages, recent drug use, and the victim’s recent arrival in the UK as an unaccompanied refugee.