Young people across Bristol have been urged to “value life” after 19-year-old Kairon Sawyers was found guilty of manslaughter for fatally stabbing fellow teen Dontae Davis.
Sawyers, 19, of Ewell Road, Whitchurch, was sentenced to nine years in a young offenders institute at Bristol Crown Court yesterday (Tuesday, April 26) for his involvement in the death of 18-year-old Dontae, who died following a stab wound last year. He was also handed a concurrent 12 months for his possession of a bladed article.
During a three week trial, the court heard that the fatal stabbing occurred after a knife fight in an alley between youths from rival groups - the 16s and 24s - at around 6.20pm on October 14. Now some of the city’s key figures have spoken out about the tragic case, and said part of the challenge is changing the mindset of the young people at risk of being in these situations and finding pathways out for them.
