The father of Manchester Grammar School pupil Yousef Makki has collapsed in court as a 17-year-old boy was cleared of his son's murder.

Yousef, 17, who had ambitions to become a heart surgeon, bled to death after being stabbed through the heart on Gorse Bank Road in Hale Barns on Saturday, March 2.

Following a three-week trial over the Burnage teenager's death, two youths, boys aged 17, have been acquitted of all charges.

A 17-year-old boy, referred to as Boy One has been cleared of murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter.

Prosecutors alleged that Boy One had stabbed his former friend in the chest in a 'fit of rage' during a row about a cannabis deal that went wrong.

Boy one was also found not guilty of conspiracy to rob, whilst a second boy, known as Boy Two, was found not guilty of conspiracy to rob and perverting the course of justice.

As the foreman delivered the jury's verdicts, Yousef Makki's dad, Ghaleb, rose to his feet in the upstairs gallery of Manchester Crown Court.

He had to be restrained as he repeatedly yelled ‘f*** you you b******’ before being led away.

Whilst the families of the two accused wept in the public gallery, Mr Makki's father was heard to shout: "Where is the justice for my son."

Paramedics had to be called to court after the grief-stricken dad collapsed in the public gallery. Other members of Yousef's family were left in tears and disbelief at the verdicts.

As Mr Makki was attended to by paramedics, Alistair Webster QC, defending Boy One, told the court that 'serious threats' had been to his client's family - referring to Mr Makki's outburst.

Boy One was hugged by his mother seated in the downstairs public gallery as he was released from the dock whilst Boy Two sat in the public gallery, seen to be texting on his mobile phone.

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Both boys previously admitted possessing knives while Boy One also admitted perverting the course of justice after he lied to police at the scene on Gorse Bank Road.

Mr Justice Bryan, who preceded over the trial, ordered pre-sentence reports before passing sentence for those charges on July 25.

Both the accused had been granted conditional bail during the trial and were bailed on the same conditions as before.

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After the hearing the family of Boy One released a statement, saying: "Obviously we welcome the verdicts. The jury came to a proper conclusion on the evidence.

"There are, however, no winners in this case. Yousef's death was a tragedy and our son will have to live with his responsibility of his role for the rest of his life.

"But the Makki family's hurt and loss are infinitely greater. Nothing we can say can make up for that or change it."