A teenage knife thug who stabbed a man through the heart, leaving him in a year-long coma, before posting a drill rap bragging about it was jailed for 14 years.
Joshua Erorh, 18, of Courtney Road, Grays, stabbed 21-year-old Ahmad Torfi twice in the chest outside a takeaway in New Cross, south east London, on March 24 last year. The victim remains unconscious in hospital.
Erorh was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, in November.
A court today heard how Erorh, then 17 and linked to the notorious 814 gang, targeted Torfi because of his ties to the rival Monson gang.
Paramedics were forced to perform open heart surgery on Mr Torfi as he lay on the pavement. His heart stopped beating and, as a result, his brain was starved of oxygen - leading to permanent brain damage.