Teenager jailed for fatally stabbing two men in row outside nightclub

A teenager who stabbed three men, killing two, after a row over a girl in a club has been jailed for at least 28 years by a judge who said the case illustrated “the tragic consequences that can have when a young man carries a knife. in public”.

Rashane Douglas, 19, stabbed Haidar Shah, 19, Joshua Clark, 21, and Brandon Coupe, 18, in the chest seconds after each other. the other following a dispute outside a nightclub in Halifax, West Yorkshire, in the early hours of last October 1. year.

Mr Shah and Mr Clark died from stab wounds, while Mr Coupe survived. On Tuesday, Douglas was jailed for life with a minimum sentence of 28 years by Judge Jonathan Rose at Bradford Crown Court.

He was found guilty earlier this year of murdering Mr Clark and Mr Shah and wounding Mr Coupe with intent. Judge Rose told him: “This case is an illustration of the tragic consequences that can follow when a young person carries a knife in public.”

He said: “If you carry a knife, you are more likely to draw it; if you draw it, you’re more likely to use it; if you use it, you are more likely to cause injury or death.”

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