Boy killed in Huddersfield stabbing named as refugee injured in Syria bombing

A 16-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in a West Yorkshire town was a Syrian refugee who came to the UK after being injured in a bombing, police have said.

Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim’s family said he had fled war-torn Homs to live with his uncle and dreamed of becoming a doctor, “wanting to heal others after all he had endured”.

The teenager died in hospital after being stabbed in the neck during an incident in Huddersfield on Thursday afternoon.

Ahmad’s family paid tribute to their “kind, gentle” boy on the day the man accused of murdering him made his first appearance at a crown court.

They said: “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 becau...
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