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Phone footage of moment Joseph Riches was stabbed to death in Stourbridge was played at party later that night

The four men jailed for the murder of teenager Joseph Riches went to a party later that evening where footage of the moment he was stabbed with a machete was "played to the crowd".

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Teenage murderers Dray Simmonds (left) and Joshua Edgington. Photos: West Midlands Police

Sentencing Josh Edgington, Dray Simmonds and two 16-year-olds who can't be named at Coventry Crown Court, Judge Mr Justice Wall said he could only conclude the reason for showing the footage of the stabbing was to "glory in it".

Joseph Riches was just 16 when he was stabbed to death in Stourbridge on Saturday.

Simmonds, aged 20, of Dixons Green Road in Dudley was jailed for life on Thursday morning with a minimum term of 21 years.

Edgington, aged 20, of Hallewell Road, Winson Green was jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years and 24 months to run concurrently for the bladed weapon.

Two teenagers who, previously could not be named but were later revealed to be Corey Burkitt, now 17, of Queens Road, Smethwick, and Leroy Robinson, 16, of Kew Drive, Dudley, were were given 15-and-a-half and 15 years in detention respectively.

Corey Burkitt (left) and Leroy Robinson
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