A 15-year-old boy has been jailed for life for murdering a dad-of-three as he desperately protected his daughter from an armed gang.
Jamie Markham, 45, charged at the group with a drill bit to clear off the yobs taunting his daughter outside their home in Chingford Mount, north east London.
But he was pounced on by a 14-year-old who stabbed the dad three times, including a fatal wound to the neck.
Jamie, also known as James, was helped by an eyewitness and his family.
But the dad tragically died at the scene following the August 9 horror last year.
Police were called at 6.20pm on the night of the murder to reports of a disturbance in Churchill Terrace.
An eyewitness, Stuart Cole, saw the teen and a friend “goading” Mr Markham, the court heard.
Jamie then swung the drill bit he was holding in the air without making contact.
But the killer pulled out a knife, described as being a horrific 18 inches long, and stabbed Mr Markham in the chest, neck, and back.
Mr Cole heard the killer – moments before the stabbing – say: “It’s alright mate, he’s going to get it”.
The boy was found guilty of murder in July after a trial.
The teenager denied murder, arguing he was acting in self-defence, but was convicted by a jury after a trial.
At a hearing on Friday, the teenage killer was sentenced to detention for life by Judge John Hillen.
He must serve at least 15 years in youth detention and then prison before being considered for release.
