The 17-year-old must serve at least 14 years for killing Joshua Ingram at Seaford railway station
A 17-year-old has received a life sentence, with a minimum of 14 years in detention, for murdering 16-year-old Joshua Ingram over a £20 drug debt. The teenager cannot be named for legal reasons. Two others received youth rehabilitation orders for assisting an offender.
A 17-year-old has been sentenced to life in detention, with a minimum term of 14 years, for murdering 16-year-old Joshua Ingram over a £20 drug debt, the Press Association reported.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was convicted of murder after a trial at Hove Crown Court. He stabbed Joshua with a 19cm blade at Seaford railway station in East Sussex on September 10 2025.
The defence said the teenager had adopted a “faux gangster persona” after being influenced online. Joshua’s family described his death as a devastating consequence of teenage knife crime.
Two other teenagers, aged 17 and 15, were given youth rehabilitation orders with one year of supervision after being convicted of assisting an offender.
