Nine men have been sentenced to a total of 163 years for the murder of 18-year-old Jon-Jo Highton in Preston.
The teenager was stabbed on St Stephen's Road in Preston last August and died at the scene of serious knife injuries.
A post mortem examination showed that Jon-Jo had died as a result of a wound to the neck caused by some sort of blade, and had also sustained several other wounds to his face and body.
Six men who were found guilty his murder and three men who were found guilty of assisting an offender linked with the murder were all sentenced at Preston Crown Court today.
Arron Graham, 23, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 29 years to serve Credit: Lancashire PoliceStephen Walton, 24, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 26 years to serve Credit: Lancashire PoliceCraig Walton, 27, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 26 years to serve Credit: Lancashire PoliceJoshua Bore, 20, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 21 years to serve Credit: Lancashire PoliceZaahid Patel, 20, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 20 years to serve Credit: Lancashire PoliceLiam Tunstall, 26, was found guilty of two offences of assisting an offender and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment Credit: Lancashire PoliceJohn Wilding, 36, was found guilty of assisting an offender and sentenced to 4 years imprisonment. Credit: Lancashire PoliceStuart Eastham, 33, was found guilty of assisting an offender and sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. Credit: Lancashire Police
