17-year-old-boy guilty of murdering teenager Lewis Wenman

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found to have stabbed 17-year-old Lewis to death on November 7, 2020.

Following a trial at Aylesbury Crown Court, Lewis’s killer was found guilty of murder by a unanimous jury. The jury reached their verdict today (Thursday).

On November 7, 2020, police were called to Springfield in Milton Keynes after receiving reports of an altercation in Tyburn Avenue.

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Lewis had sustained three stab wounds during the incident. He was taken to hospital but sadly passed away from his injuries.

Lewis’s killer, who was 16 at the time of the stabbing, was arrested and charged on November 10 last year.

Following the guilty verdict, the 17-year-old will be sentenced at a later date.

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Senior investigating officer, Detective Chief Inspector Stuart Blaik, of the Thames Valley Police Major Crime Unit, said: “The death of Lewis Wenman on 7 November last year has devastated his family.

“Lewis died having been stabbed three times during an attack in Springfield. There was absolutely no justification for this incident that resulted in Lewis losing his life in front of two friends who tried to save him along with the attending police officers, ambulance crews and the staff at Milton Keynes A&E department.

“I would like to pay tribute to Lewis’s family for their support of the investigation over the last 12 months. During the trial, they have had to listen to the detail of what happened that night and watch parts of the incident captured on a CCTV. They have conducted themselves with absolute dignity throughout.

“The conviction today will never bring any closure to the family but I hope it will go some way in helping the grieving process knowing the person responsible has been convicted of Lewis’s murder.

“This is another example of how knives really do ruins lives.”

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