Joe Cusack Ann Cusack Jade The Boy With A Pound In His (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)All Tariffs and Duties included - no additional charges
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Joe Cusack Ann Cusack Jade The Boy With A Pound In His (Paperback) (UK IMPORT). Author: Joe Cusack, Ann Cusack, Jade Akoum. But unlike them, Yousef was not from a wealthy family. He grew up seven miles and a world away on a council estate in Burnage and won a life changing bursary to a prestigious grammar school.Just four months after Yousef was killed, a jury found his friend not guilty of murder or manslaughter. Further DetailsTitle: The Boy With A Pound In His Pocket Condition: New Description: On March 2nd, 2019, Yousef Makki, a scholarship pupil at Manchester Grammar school, was stabbed in the heart by one of his friends on a quiet, leafy street in the wealthy Manchester suburb of Hale Barns.The two boys who were with him as the 17-year-old lay dying from a 12cm deep knife wound were brought up in the affluent surrounding areas and like Yousef had attended expensive public schools. But unlike them, Yousef was not from a wealthy family. He grew up seven miles and a world away on a council estate in Burnage and won a life changing bursary to a prestigious grammar school.Just four months after Yousef was killed, a jury found his friend not guilty of murder or manslaughter. The outcome has been widely questioned, raising issues of class, wealth, and privilege in the justice system.Yousef died from a single stab wound to the chest. When his sister, Jade, collected his blood-stained clothes and personal possessions, he had a single pound coin in his pocket.This is Jade's personal story of her brother and how the fight for justice has transformed her life. Author: Joe Cusack, Ann Cusack, Jade Akoum Format: Paperback EAN: 9781913406929 ISBN: 9781913406929 Publisher: Mirror Books Release Date: 04/28/2022 Language: English Genre: Society & Culture Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Topic: Social Sciences, Biography Release Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
