A mum has told how her family has been left "broken beyond repair" as her teenage son's killers were jailed.
Much-loved Steven Thompson, 19, was killed during a night out with friends when senseless violence erupted in South Shields town centre. A court heard blameless Steven was initially assaulted by Leon Wildgoose and Dylan Ford after trying to stop Wildgoose from taking another person's bike.
There was then a lull before the pair attacked him again, Wildgoose throwing the fatal punch which knocked him out cold and left him with a brain injury from which he died. The pair pleaded guilty to manslaughter and now Wildgoose and Ford have been jailed for four years each. Ian Hall, Ford's stepfather, was cleared of manslaughter but admitted affray and was given a suspended sentence.
