A YOUNG man who brutally stabbed a Hampshire teenager to death has today been sentenced to life in prison.
Rikki Johnson, 19, of Honeysuckle Road, Bassett, Southampton, has been told he will serve a minimum of 15 years behind bars for the murder of Lewis Singleton, 18, last March.
He was convicted of murder by a jury at Winchester Crown Court in February.
Sercan Calik, 18, of Burgess Road, Southampton, who was convicted of manslaughter was jailed for eight years.
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A third defendant Harvell Mason, 17, of Saltmead, St Denys, Southampton, who was cleared of murder and manslaughter, was given 24 months behind bars for violent disorder.
Because he has already served 387 days on remand he will now be released but is subject to a 12-month supervision order.
Sentencing, Mr Lord Justice David Steel said Lewis' death was: "Yet another example of the deployment of a knife in a street battle involving teenagers."
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