Murdered boy's family 'take comfort that truth prevailed'

The mother of Christopher McBurnie, a 14-year-old boy stabbed to death on the Isle of Man, said her family takes comfort that “the truth has prevailed” after a teenager was convicted of his murder. McBurnie died after being attacked with a kitchen knife in Ramsey on 29 May last year during a pre-arranged fight, following arguments and challenges on social media. A 16-year-old, who cannot be named due to his age, was found guilty of murder on Friday after a four-week trial at Douglas Courthouse. The jury rejected the defendant’s claim of self-defence. In a Facebook message on the Christopher’s Legacy page, Rebecca Parker vowed to keep fighting for his legacy.