The sister of a teenage boy who was murdered in Bristol said there will “never be justice” after his killers were sentenced today (Thursday, December 5). Two 16-year-old-boys, who can’t be named for legal reasons, received life sentences at Bristol Crown Court after being found guilty of the murder of Darrian Williams.
Darrian’s older sister, Shanine Wright, made an emotional statement outside of court after the sentencing. She said no sentence will ever be long enough for her family to receive justice for her 16-year-old brother’s murder.
She said: “There will never be a sentence that’s long enough because we’re going to live a life without Darrian. There will never be justice. It’ll never be equal.
“The only justice we got was the police doing an amazing job to get those boys to be found guilty. But the sentence – there’s no justice in that. There’s no justice in that.”
Shanine continued: “We’ve got to go to the grave now to see my brother but their family get to book a visit. Not our family.
“We watch the same videos over and again just hear his voice and see his smile. There’s no more family pictures. When I go to take a picture with my siblings I always think ‘oh someone’s missing’ and there’s that reality. It’s Darrian.”
“Stop killing each other, kids.”
Darrian was fatally stabbed in Rawnsley Park in February of this year. He fled the scene to Easton Way before flagging down a motorist to help.
A van driver took him to West Street in Old Market. However, despite the best efforts of members of the public and medics, he tragically died.
The two teen murderers will serve a minimum of 15 years and 76 days in jail before they are eligible for parole. They have also each been given an additional three and four months, to run concurrently, for being in possession of a bladed article.