Vincent Sparkes sentenced to prison for killing man in argument

Bambrick’s family said it would “never be forgotten” and added they were “so happy we got the result we wanted”.

“Justice was done.

“Neil was sadly taken from us in a knife crime – he has left a huge hole in our hearts.

“If you knew Neil, he was such a happy, friendly, loving character who would do anything for anyone.

“Nothing was a problem, if they could help you they would.”

After sentencing Det Ch Insp Walker said: “Unfortunately, this split-second decision cost Neil his life and proves that if Sparkes had not made the decision to carry the knife in the first place, this argument would not have never led to Neil’s death.

“Put simply, Neil would still be alive if Sparkes didn’t have a knife that day.”

The news comes during a week-long gun amnesty to help reduce knife crime.

Previously, the first permanent teaching box outside of Swindon was installed at the Wiltshire Football Association in Devizes.