Dans la mémoire affectueuse de Stuart Kevin Lowe, 10.9.89 - 25.10.07, mémorial sur Sankey Street, Warrington, Cheshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni, WA1 1SU
A 17 year old has been jailed for life after he battered another teenager to death. Victim Stuart Lowe, 18, was killed in Warrington, in October, when Sibongiseni Majola struck him about the head with a screwdriver and kicked him while on the ground. Stuart had suffered a massive brain injury and although he clung to life for seven days, he died a week later without regaining conciousness. Yesterday, Majola, from Warrington, was sentenced to life behind bars, with a recommendation he serve at least 12 years before he can be considered for parole. He had admitted murder last month at Chester crown court. The court heard that joinery apprentice Stuart had gone to a party at The Bank Quay Social Club on October 17, last year. It finished at 11pm and led to up to 100 young people, mostly students, milling around on the streets outside. The mood began to change when football songs were chanted and witnesses report seeing fighting breaking out. Majola and his friend were hit, and later claimed they had been subjected to racist comments. The defendant left the scene in a friend’s car and was dropped off at his home nearby. But instead of staying there, he armed himself with a screwdriver, and headed back to Warrington town centre. His friend, who had also armed himself with a shovel, joined him. As they walked along Sankey Street they came across Stuart Lowe with his friends, making their way home. Although Stuart was not involved in the initial fight, an altercation developed between the two groups, and Majola struck his head with the screwdriver. Witnesses say Majola kicked Stuart as he lay on the floor before running off. A 17-year-old, from Warrington, pleaded guilty to the possession of the shovel and affray and was jailed for 18 months.
