Refugee boy injured in Syria bombing named as Huddersfield stabbing sufferer | EUROtoday
A 16-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in a West Yorkshire city was a Syrian refugee who got here to the UK after being injured in a bombing, police have mentioned.
Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim’s household mentioned he had fled war-torn Homs to reside along with his uncle and dreamed of changing into a health care provider, “wanting to heal others after all he had endured”.
The teenager died in hospital after being stabbed within the neck throughout an incident in Huddersfield on Thursday afternoon.
Ahmad’s household paid tribute to their “kind, gentle” boy on the day the person accused of murdering him made his first look at a crown court docket.
They mentioned: “Our beloved Ahmad was taken from us on April 3 2025, he was only 16.
“Ahmad fled war-torn Homs, Syria, after being injured in a bombing. He chose to come to the UK because he believed in the values of human rights, safety, and dignity.
“He was full of hope and dreamed of becoming a doctor – wanting to heal others after all he had endured.
“He had just begun settling into his new life with his uncle, adjusting to a new language, a new home, and a future he was excited to build.
“Ahmad was kind, gentle, and carried so much promise. Losing him has left an unimaginable emptiness in our hearts. We never thought that the place he saw as a safe haven would be where his life would end.
“Our only wish now is to lay him to rest in his homeland, Syria. Thank you for helping us honour his memory.”
Ahmad had solely lately moved to Huddersfield from the South Wales space, the West Yorkshire drive mentioned.

On Tuesday, Alfie Franco, 20, appeared at Leeds Crown Court charged with murdering Ahmad and possessing a knife in a public place.
The court docket heard there appeared to have been a verbal altercation between Ahmad and Franco however they weren’t identified to one another and there was “no history of animosity”.
Outlining the circumstances, prosecutor Bashir Ahmed mentioned shortly earlier than 3pm Ahmad was in Huddersfield city centre with a good friend and walked previous Franco, who was along with his girlfriend on the time.
He instructed the court docket: “There appears to be some sort of verbal altercation between Ahmad and the defendant that then causes (Ahmad) to come towards the defendant.”
It is alleged the defendant then produced a knife from his waistband and inflicted one stab wound on Ahmad, the court docket heard.
Appearing through video-link from jail, Franco spoke solely to substantiate his title and was not requested to enter a plea to the costs.
Franco, who the court docket heard has sturdy hyperlinks to South Africa, was remanded in custody till his subsequent look on the similar court docket for a plea and trial preparation listening to on May 7.
Judge Robin Mairs set a date of October 2 for the trial, which is predicted to take 5 days.
Police mentioned a 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old girl arrested on suspicion of aiding an offender have been launched on bail.
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