Joshua Delbono, 19, gets life sentence for stabbing Somerset teen - after he was turned into police by his mum

A man has been given a life sentence after he was convicted of the murder of a fellow teen last summer. The 19-year-old was turned into the authorities by his own mother as her chilling 999 call has been revealed.

Joshua Delbono, who appeared at Bristol Crown Court on April 11, was found to have killed Charly Bates in Radstock, Somerset on July 31, 2022. He has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.

The victim was stabbed several times after he approached two vehicles, one containing Mr Delbono, at a public car park and found himself embroiled in a heated confrontation. A pathologist revealed that Charly was stabbed in the chest and arm in an incident which lasted less than five minutes, but emergency services