A review commissioned in the wake of the murder of Shawn Seesahai by two 12-year-old boys will allow lessons to be learned to avoid a similar tragedy, a safeguarding leader has said. Alison Hinds, chair of Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together,

Mr Seesahai was killed when he crossed paths with the boys in Stowlawn playing fields, in East Park, on November 13 last year. The victim - who was from the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla, in the Caribbean - was stabbed in the heart and 'chopped at' to his head.

As the UK's youngest knife killers are sentenced for the brutal murder of Shawn Seesahai, the Mirror takes a look at their disturbing motive and what drove 12-year-olds to kill

Shawn Seesahai came to England for opportunities, but a chance encounter led to his murder by two 12-year-olds.

TWO boys have been sentenced for the murder of Shawn Seesahai in a park in Wolverhampton last autumn. The boys, both aged 13, were convicted of killing the 19-year-old on November 13 last year, when they were just 12.

West Midlands Police has shared a video with Shawn Sheesahai's family after a pair of 12-year-old boys hacked him to death with a 16-inch machete in an unprovoked attack in a Wolverhampton park.

They were jailed after becoming the youngest convicted of murder since Jon Venables and Robert Thompson. Two boys have today been sentenced for the murder of Shawn Seesahai in a park in Wolverhampton last autumn.