Teen lured to Skipton park before knifepoint robbery

Two teenagers who robbed one of their classmates at knifepoint and shared footage of the attack online have been given suspended jail terms.

Zain Khan and Nahid Ali, both 19, lured the victim from Craven College in Skipton, North Yorkshire, to nearby Airedale Park on 6 March 2024, where he was threatened with a knife, beaten, and made to transfer more than £800 into Khan’s bank account.

Both men, who are from Keighley, West Yorkshire, admitted robbery and Khan also admitted possessing a knife.

At Bradford Crown Court on Friday Khan was given a two year jail sentence suspended for two years, and Ali was given a 20-month sentence also suspended for two years.

Khan also received a nine-month sentence for possessing a knife, suspended for two years.

Both Khan and Ali were ordered to complete 240 and 200 hours of unpaid work.

Two other teenagers who were involved in the attack were dealt with at an earlier hearing and ordered to pay compensation.

The court heard how on the day of the attack, the victim had been to the college cafe with Khan, a fellow student who he believed to be a friend.

While there, Khan suggested they go to the local Morrisons supermarket to buy food.