Boy, 16, posed as his own girlfriend on Snapchat then stabbed love rival in the heart with a machete

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A 16-year-old boy has been given a life sentence after luring a love rival to an alleyway and launching a vicious assault. Kevin Biji, 16, attacked his 16-year-old victim with a machete after posing as his own girlfriend on Snapchat.

The victim, who has not been named for legal reasons, barely survived the horrific assault and was only saved thanks to emergency surgery.

Despite his injuries, the child was able to cycle home to get help from his family. Liverpool Crown Court heard how Biji had bee attending the same sixth form college as the victim, and both of the teenagers had been going out with the same girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons and is referred to as Girl A.

On April 9 2024 Biji had messaged the complainant posing as Girl A, the Liverpool ECHO reports. READ MORE: The Manchester brothers caught red-handed near a Waitrose 200 miles from home A message was sent from Girl A's account and had been 'inviting him round to her house for sex'.