London, Oct 22 (PTI) A UK-born schoolboy of Pakistani heritage was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing a 15-year-old pupil to death with a hunting knife at their school in Sheffield, northern England.

Mohammed Umar Khan, also 15, was named by South Yorkshire Police after the automatic age-related reporting restrictions on his identification were lifted by Justice Naomi Ellenbogen.

At a sentencing hearing at Sheffield Crown Court, the judge ruled that Khan must spend a minimum of 16 years behind bars before being considered for parole as she condemned his “long-standing interest in weapons”.

“Something that became prevalent during this trial was Khan’s misguided belief that carrying a knife would make him safer, or that it would grant him some sort of status,” said D

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