Shiloh Pottinger who killed student Luke O'Connor with 'Mafia stiletto' knife is jailed

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A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing a university student with a 'Mafia stiletto' knife.

A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing a university student with a"Mafia stiletto" knife.

Shiloh Pottinger was found guilty of manslaughter last month after the death of 19-year-old Luke O'Connor in Manchester in October 2022. A jury at Manchester Crown Court heard that the pair were involved in an argument as Mr O'Connor and his friends walked home from a party in the city's student area of Fallowfield.When a light-hearted comment was made about Pottinger's skateboard, a fight broke out and Mr O'Connor was stabbed repeatedly with the flick-knife.Pottinger - who was 19 at the time of the killing - denied murder and claimed he had been acting in self-defence.

 

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