TWO teenagers have been sentenced to life in prison after admitting the murder of 17-year-old Harley Brown in a brutal attack.

Two males, aged 15 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Monday for the murder of Harley in Huddersfield in February this year.

The attack has been branded as a tragic example of the dreadful consequences of knife crime by senior detectives.

The 15-year-old was sentenced to life in custody with a minimum term of 10 years and three months.

The 17-year-old was also sentenced to life with a minimum term of 14 years and six months.

Leeds Crown Court heard that Harley had met the defendants by chance in the doorway of a 24-hour shop on Colne Street at about 3.40am on Monday, February 20.

The males chased him to Maple Street where he was attacked with bladed weapons.

Harley was able to stagger to Kings Mill Lane after the attack where he was found by emergency services having suffered multiple stab injuries.

He was taken to hospital for emergency medical treatment but tragically died from his injuries later on Monday morning.

The 15-year-old was arrested shortly after on February 20, while the 17-year-old was arrested on February 22nd.

Detective Superintendent Alan Weekes, who led police enquiries into the murder of Harley, said: “The murder of Harley sadly stands as a terrible example of the dreadful consequences of knife crime.

“His attackers pursued him from the shop and ran him down to Maple Street where he was subjected to a savage attack, sustaining what proved to be fatal injuries."

In a statement issued after sentencing, Harley’s mother said: “On the 20th February 2023, the day came which no mother should ever have to go through. He won’t celebrate any more Christmasses or birthdays. This has destroyed a whole family.

Harley’s sisters added: “We haven’t been able to understand why anyone would do this. To go to court and see those two who deliberately murdered our little brother, has affected us in ways which we struggle to deal with. We will struggle for the rest of our lives.

“You two have not just taken our little brother’s life, you have taken so much else from us, you have ripped a whole loving close family apart and our lives won’t be the same again.”