BREAKING: Trio jailed for murdering teen in knife attack as he tried to hide in vape shop

Three teens who murdered a terrified boy as he tried to barricade himself inside a shop have been jailed for life.

Reuben Higgins, 17, was stabbed to death after his attackers forced their way inside a vape store in Marston Green, Solihull. He was repeatedly stabbed in the leg, arm and chest during the “cowardly and sickening” ten-second attack last October.

Reuben had tried to hide inside the shop, telling horrified staff the gang was trying to kill him. Abdurrahman Summers, 18, and two 15-year-old boys, who cannot be named due to their age, were convicted of murder.

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After a trial, Summers, now 19, and the two boys, now 16, were found guilty of murder. A fourth suspect, who is believed to have initiated the confrontation and delivered the fatal blow is yet to be brought to justice.

Prosecutor Richard Atkins KC said Reuben was “hunted down and killed" by a pack.vSummers was convicted of robbery six times between 2020 and 2022 and also has previous for carrying a blade.

Reuben’s dad, Dominic Higgins, said in a victim impact statement that his only child “was becoming a man but never made it”. He said he “adored” his “precious, beautiful boy” and was now “consumed by uncontrollable darkness”.

Reuben’s mum, Sarah Cook, said her son was her “best friend, my mini me in likeness and personality”. She added: “A piece of me is now missing.”

Reuben’s step-mum, Polly Hudson, told the three killers what they had done was “heinous”.

"You may think your actions made you tough. They didn't. They made you weak,” she told them. Young men killing young men has to stop."