A killer teenager's sentence has sparked outrage after a judge ruled that he will serve just six and a half years in jail.
The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, stabbed Dea-John Reid, 14, opposite a McDonald's in Kingstanding, Birmingham.
Stomach churning footage released by police shows Dea-John running for his life in his final moments on May 31.
The schoolboy's attacker is seen chasing after him and raising a knife into the air, reports Birmingham Live.
West Midlands Police shared the footage at the request of the victim's devastated family and has sparked criticism against the killer's sentence.
Dea-John's family previously told the court how the youngster was chased by thugs hurling "disgusting" racial abuse like "black b*****d" in revenge for an earlier incident involving his group of friends.
"How is six-and-a-half years any sort of punishment?" commented Sally Atherton.
"The justice system has really let down this boy’s mother and his family," Emily Giles said.
"Totally heartbreaking, he was clearly murdered. This 15-year-old should have been given a minimum of 30 years."
Mary-Lovinghair Morris said that the clip was "heartbreaking" to watch.
She questioned: "Anyone who understands the law please explain to me how did the killer only get six years. This is intent to kill."
Zoe Hicks said: "Only six-and-a-half years, isn't manslaughter where someone didn't have the intent to actually kill another person?
"Chasing him with a knife in his hand certainly seems like intent to me.
"At the age of 11, you are said to be able to understand what it is you're doing. That sentence isn't long enough."
Hannah Solomon added: "That is so disturbing to see.
"I just can't fathom how anyone could physically plunge a knife into another living breathing person, it's such close contact and I will never be able to understand how they can actually do it."
Dea-John's mum Joan Reid previously compared the horrific attack to Mississippi Burning, a film that focused on the plight of black people in the Deep South state.
Speaking through Bishop Jaddoo, she told how her son’s reputation had been dragged through the dirt by the trial.
In her statement read to the court, she said: “Dea-John Reid, my son, my handsome son, is no longer with us.
“He wasn’t someone to be banged out.
"He was my son, a brother, an uncle and a nephew, a cousin and a friend.
"Monday, May 31, 2021, will be a day in my life that I will never forget.
"After seeing my son bouncing around with life, he went out to play football and never returned, despite me speaking to him at approximately 7pm on the evening of May 31, telling me he would be home in 40 minutes, which never came.
“The only call I had was from a friend telling me my son had been hurt in Kingstanding and that I should make my way there, which I duly did, only to see in the middle of College Road a blue tent behind a police cordon."
Ms Reid described her son as a "budding footballer" with dreams of becoming a dentist who was there to help take care of her with a cup of tea or fetching her medication.
She told how her heart had been "broken into pieces, by the actions of others, forever" following the nightmare attack.
“Being told I cannot go and see my son or cuddle him.
"Suddenly, my youngest baby, at the tender age of 14, had gone and all I was being told is I cannot even see him," her statement continued.
"The next time I saw him was in a mortuary in Coventry.
"The final act of love I could show to my son was to ensure he had the send-off he deserved."
Mourners lined the streets to say their final goodbyes to the schoolboy last July outside the New Testament Church in Lozells, Birmingham.
Some 120 family members, friends and school pals paid their respects for the 14-year-old with an emotional service that started at 11am with a minutes' silence.
