Revealed: The teenager who stabbed budding model in ‘unprovoked’ attack

A teenage boy who murdered a budding male model in an ‘unprovoked’ attack has been named as Ammar Kahrod.

Kahrod stabbed James Brindley as he walked home from a night out - where he’d only been drinking water.

Today, the judge lifted a reporting restriction which prevented the killer from being named.

He also sentenced Kahrod to a minimum of 17 years and said he will be "detained at Her Majesty's pleasure".

Aaron Kahrod - a 21-year-old who was also charged in connection with the attack - was yesterday cleared by a jury of murder and manslaughter.

James had been to a pub with some friends, before walking home through a recreational area known as The Croft.

It was here he had what police have described as a ‘chance encounter’ with Amaar, who overheard James on the phone to his girlfriend.

The teenager then stabbed the 26-year-old in a 35 second gap between phone calls.

James told his girlfriend - who lived in Manchester - that he had been stabbed and needed to call an ambulance.

She messaged him four times before calling his parents to tell them the dreadful news.

James had managed to make his way to the High Street where he then collapsed.

Paramedics performed open heart surgery on the pavement to try and save him, but he died in his parents’ arms just 400 yards from his front door.

James' father Mark said the murder had left his family 'traumatised'. He said:

DCI Chris Mallett, from West Midlands Police, said:

Anjuli Shergill, Senior Crown Prosecutor with West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service, said: