Two men have been jailed for life for murdering a pizza delivery worker who was on his last shift before starting a new job in IT.
Thavisha Lakindu Peiris, 25, bled to death in his car in Southey Crescent, in Sheffield, on 27 October.
Kasim Ahmed, 18, from Darnall, and Shamraze Khan, 26, from Sheffield, were jailed for a minimum of 23 and 24 years respectively.
Ahmed, pleaded guilty to murder on 7 July. Khan was convicted after a trial.
Shamraze Khan (left) and Kasim Ahmed were both jailed for life for killing Mr Peiris Mr Peiris, from Sri Lanka, was working as a Domino's Pizza delivery driver after graduating in IT from Sheffield Hallam University.
He had been trying to make what would have been his final delivery before starting his "dream job" as an IT consultant when he was stabbed to death in a "frenzied" knife attack.
Mr Peiris was stabbed repeatedly by Ahmed as the two defendants attempted to steal his mobile phone, prosecutors said.
After his arrest Khan told police he saw Ahmed pull out a knife and stab Mr Peiris in a "frenzied attack", but claimed he did not know he was carrying a weapon.
He said he was unable to stop him, but did not encourage or take part in the attack.
However, the prosecution said both men were carrying knives that night and were jointly responsible.
Sentencing the two men the judge, Mr Justice Coulson, said Khan had played a secondary role in the attack.
Mr Peiris' body was discovered by a colleague in his car in Southey Crescent, Sheffield Sheffield Crown Court heard Khan and Ahmed had robbed a teenage girl and her friend at knifepoint of their mobile phones just an hour before the killing.
Ahmed, who was described as a "habitual street robber", was on bail when he murdered Mr Peiris after breaching the conditions of a court sentence for a previous robbery.
The Crown Prosecution Service's James Scott said: "Thavisha Peiris was a gentle and loving young man.
"He was working his last shift as a delivery driver in Sheffield before starting a new 'dream job' when his life was senselessly and brutally cut short, the victim of a frenzied knife attack.
"The loss of Thavisha has left his family and friends devastated."
Men jailed for pizza driver murder
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