July 14th 2023.
Two teenagers, Prabjeet Veadhesa and Sukhman Shergill, both 17, have been sentenced to life in prison after viciously stabbing 16-year-old Ronan Kanda in the street in a case of mistaken identity. The attack happened in Wolverhampton on June 29th, 2022. Ronan, who was not the intended target, was walking back from a friend's house where he had gone to buy a Playstation controller.
The court heard that in a tragic coincidence, Veadhesa and Shergill had seen Ronan leaving the house where their intended victim lived and assumed he was the boy they were looking for. Veadhesa had bought a Ninja knife online and used it to stab Ronan twice, leading to a 20cm deep wound in his back and hip area and a 17cm deep wound in his chest. Both of the attackers fled the scene when they realised they had stabbed the wrong person and disposed of the weapons used and clothing they had been wearing.
The court heard that Veadhesa had previously given the intended victim some money, but he had not paid it back. Veadhesa and Shergill had gone to find the intended victim and ‘scare’ him into returning the cash. Although Shergill did not inflict any blows to Ronan, he was found guilty by the jury following a five-week trial.
Ronan's family and friends were in the courtroom wearing black ‘Justice for Ronan’ t-shirts to watch the sentencing. His mother, Pooja Kanda, gave a tearful tribute to her son, saying he had lots of ‘love and respect’ and was the son every mother needs. She told the court that she has ‘no desire to live anymore’ since her son was taken from her. Addressing her son's killers, she said: ‘This mother will never forgive you. If there is a God, they will show you the real justice my son deserves.’
Veadhesa was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years and Shergill to a minimum of 16 years. Mr Justice Choudhury said: ‘The devastation caused by that cowardly attack, by stabbing him from behind, is hard to comprehend for his family. Their loss is incalculable. Nothing I do or say today can relieve their pain.’
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