The sentence was handed down this evening.
A 17-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven and a half years in a Children's Detention Centre for killing an 18-year-old last year.
The boy, who can't be named because of his age, stabbed Azzam Raguragui five times during a fight in a park in Dublin.
His trial heard the fight broke out over a stolen bike.
One witness described his friend, Azzam, being stabbed while he lay on the ground after slipping while being chased up a hill by the accused.
The boy was found not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter.
'Living in a graveyard'.
Earlier today at the boy's sentence hearing, Azzam’s father described his son as a “loving, kind and supportive” young man.
He said he remembered his last words to him as he left that day: “take care of yourself, son,” he said before Azzam hugged and kissed him for a last time.
While his mother said she’s now dying every day without him and feels like she’s living in a graveyard.
