Two siblings sentenced to life for Kings Norton stabbing murder
A brother and sister have been sentenced to a minimum of 20 years in prison for the murder of a man in Birmingham.Minister Enfrence, 21, was fatally stabbed in the Kings Norton area of the city last November.Mya Marsh, 23, and Isaiah Marsh, 21, were jailed for life at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday, with Judge Simon Drew KC describing CCTV footage of the crime as "truly sickening" to watch.He told Ms Marsh that she had been the aggressor in the initial confrontation with Mr Enfrance, who was one of her drug dealers, over a £200 cannabis debt.
Mr Marsh was told he had launched a "ferocious attack" on the victim as he "lay defenceless on his back on the floor", and had "clearly intended to kill".The pair were unanimously found guilty of Mr Enfrence's murder by a jury on Monday.
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