Overview

• Manchester Crown Court sentenced Reehan Nezir to nine years in prison and the 14-year-old defendant to 4½ years in a youth institute on July 31.
• Both defendants pleaded guilty to manslaughter, robbery and possession of an offensive weapon after Isaac Brown was stabbed in April 2024.
• Investigators linked the fatal attack at New Square to social-media threats and an earlier Smethwick robbery involving a 12-year-old victim.
• West Midlands Police’s Guardian Taskforce has rolled out knife crime workshops in schools, including sessions at Isaac’s former Wodensborough Ormiston Academy.
• Isaac’s headteacher and his family have urged sustained educational outreach to prevent further youth violence.