A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering Leeds teenager Alfie Lewis in a fatal stabbing.

Alfie, also 15, died in hospital after being stabbed in the heart in Church Road, Horsforth, last November.

Witnesses described seeing Alfie being pushed to the ground by the boy before being stabbed twice “in full view” of a group of school children.

The boy was convicted following a trial at Leeds Crown Court and will be sentenced on 21 June.

The judge, Mr Justice Cotter, told him: “You have been found guilty of murder.

“There is only one sentence I can pass. What I have to determine is how many years you will be detained before you are able to be released.”

During the two-week trial, a jury heard that Alfie was attacked near Horsforth School just before 15:00 GMT on 7 November 2023 while on his way to meet some friends.

Prosecutor Craig Hassall KC said the defendant, who was 14 at the time, had walked “purposefully” towards Alfie before stabbing him, using a knife he had taken from a kitchen drawer at home.

He said witnesses recalled Alfie looking “surprised and shocked” and asking the defendant “what are you doing?”.

A post-mortem examination revealed the fatal stab injury was a 5.5in (14cm) wound to Alfie’s chest, which punctured his heart.

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