Popular Harry Singh was stabbed after being lured into a dark lane by killers that plotted to rob him.
Harry Singh, 20, was waiting in his car to meet some acquaintances when he was brutally stabbed to death in an attempted robbery in January 2018.
He was chatting with two friends behind Springfield Place in Gateshead when he was approached by Paul Leighton and John Knox.
Newcastle Crown Court was told Harry’s key was removed from his car before he was stabbed in the chest.
Leighton, 37, and Knox, 29, then fled the area on foot and in a state of shock Harry clambered out of the car and attempted to run away.
But he collapsed just yards from his vehicle and the two friends who he had been with dialled 999 for help.
But nothing could be done to save his life and Harry died in the ambulance on his way to hospital.
Leighton, of Springfield Place, Gateshead, and Knox, of Beacon Court, Gateshead, both initially denied charges of murder and attempted robbery.
However, Leighton later pleaded guilty to murder while Knox pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Both men also admitted attempted robbery.
Leighton was jailed for life with a minimum of 24 years years and Knox was jailed for nine years and five months.
Harry's mother, Victoria, said: "I miss every single thing about Harry. I lie awake at night hoping and praying that I will hear his car pull onto the driveway. I cry myself to sleep every night and wish I could wake up from the horrendous nightmare.
"When you have a child there are so many people telling you how to look after your baby, telling you signs of what to look for as your child grows up. Nobody tells you what to do if you are to lose your child, your world.
"The day Harry was murdered and his life taken, my life was also taken and all my dreams ahead shattered forever. I hope and wish that no other parent has to go through this pain."
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