The murderer of a teenager has been given a life sentence.

Adrian Carpenter was found guilty on Wednesday, July 20 at Woolwich Crown Court of murdering 17-year-old Gary Scott from Tottenham, and was recommended by the judge to serve at least 23 years behind bars.

Carpenter, 30, was also given two other jail terms to be served at the same time - 12 months for supplying and possession with intent to supply cannabis, and 10 months for possession of a blade, to which he had already pleaded guilty.

Another man, Jermaine Reid, 28, who had been found guilty of Gary's manslaughter, and drug offences, was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

At 11pm on December 1, police were called to Marquis Road, and found Gary, who had been at a party in Enfield with friends earlier in the evening, had been stabbed. He was taken to a central London hospital where he died.

A post-mortem at Haringey Mortuary on December 3 gave the cause of death as a stab wound to his left leg.

Carpenter and Reid, both of Victoria Road, Stroud Green, had met up with Gary at around 9pm, but had argued on the basketball court in Marquis Road, where the murder happened.

The pair fled but were arrested on the evening of December 3. They were interviewed by police but gave no comment to all questions asked.

In prepared statements they both admitted to being at the scene, and Carpenter later admitted carrying a knife and stabbing Gary.

The pair were sentenced on Thursday, July 21.