fatally stabbed in the neck just moments after being asked for a lighter by his killer. Jacob Billington was on a night out with friends in Birmingham, 24, when he was approached by Zephaniah McLeod on September 6, 2020.
The attacker asked the 23-year-old and his pal Michael Callaghan if they had a lighter he could borrow but they replied: “No, sorry mate”.
McLeod, 28, then launched his unprovoked attack - killing Jacob and leaving Michael with horrific, long-lasting injuries, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Speaking to ITV News, Michael, who spent 187 days in hospital, recalled how he heard a scream just seconds after speaking to McLeod.
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