Teen guilty of murdering Harry, 16, at NY fireworks

A TEENAGER has been found guilty of fatally stabbing a 16-year-old in the neck as horseplay turned to tragedy at a New Year’s Eve fireworks event.

- By Emily Pennink

Stabbed in neck...Harry Pitman, 16

“Lively and boisterous” Harry Pitman had been play-fighting before being attacked by drug-addled Areece Lloyd-Hall on Primrose Hill, North London, on December 31, 2023.

The incident happened in front of revellers gathered to watch the pyrotechnics over the River Thames.

Paranoia

Lloyd-Hall, now 18, pushed forward and lunged at Harry with a dagger, just feet from where uniformed police officers were stationed.

In footage played to the court, a knife sheath is seen to fly through the air during the fast-paced incident.

Harry holds his neck, his white T-shirt covered in blood, as he pushes through crowds calling to police for “help”. He collapsed and died minutes later, shortly before midnight.