Schoolgirl who stabbed talented musician to death is jailed for five years
Schoolgirl, 15, who stabbed talented musician, 24, to death is jailed for five years after admitting manslaughter
Schoolgirl, 15, imprisoned for five years last night after admitting manslaughterThe girl from Crawley, west Sussex, had killed musician Nimroy Hendricks, 24Mr Hendricks died after a single stab wound to the chest on October 27, 2020
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A schoolgirl who killed a talented musician has been jailed for five years after she admitted manslaughter as a result of diminished responsibility.
The 15-year-old girl killed Nimroy Hendricks, 24, in Crawley, west Sussex before she was arrested by police.
Alongside her custodial sentence she will also have to an extra four years on extended licence.
The girl, who lived in Crawley, cannot be named for legal reasons.
Nimroy Hendricks, 24, died after he was stabbed in Crawley by a schoolgirl, 15
Armed police carried out a search around Crawley on after the incident in October 2020
A spokesman for Sussex Police said: ‘She appeared at court last July charged with murder following an investigation by the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team.
‘However, expert medical practitioners for the defence and prosecution agreed that that at the time of the offence, the defendant was suffering from a significant abnormality of mind and so the Crown accepted a guilty plea to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
‘She was then remanded for pre-sentencing reports.’
‘Mr Hendricks tragically died in Russell Way, Crawley, after being found with a single stab wound to the chest on October 27, 2020.
The murder victim was named as Nimroy Hendricks, 24, who was a talented musician
‘Nimroy, who was known as Nim by family and friends, and the girl were known to each other.’
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Wolstenholme from the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team said: ‘The death of Nimroy Hendricks is heart-breaking and the whole circumstances of this case are both complex and tragic.
‘Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the loss of Nim.
‘The acceptance of the plea for manslaughter was taken in light of all the available evidence from expert witnesses and only after painstaking examination and discussion between counsel, the CPS, the police and Nim’s family.
Flowers were left in Russell Way, Crawley, following the death of Mr Hendricks. Friends described him as ‘the nicest guy you’d ever meet’
‘I know that Nim’s family will never get over the devastating loss of a man who was so peaceful, selfless and caring. He was a talented musician who loved life, and whose death was the tragic result of a knife taken from home, in hands and a location where it never should have been.
‘Those short moments have had an immeasurable effect on so many people who loved Nim, and many more who have heard his story and despaired at another death involving a knife.’
‘If you have information about individuals or groups carrying knives in Sussex or anywhere, please tell the police and prevent another family suffering the unimaginable pain that the loss of Nim has caused.’
