Kiyan killer could be freed in weeks

Parole hearing for Somali who knifed talented footballer

- TOM PETTIFOR

TALENTED footballer Kiyan Prince's Somalian killer could soon be freed from prison but not deported.

Hannad Hasan was sentenced to life with a minimum of 13 years after stabbing Kiyan outside his school in 2006.

Hasan, now 31, is due to have a parole hearing after attempts to authorise his deportation to Somalia failed.

Kiyan, 15, who played for Queens Park Rangers' youth team, was killed after intervening in a tussle between a friend and Hasan.

His father Mark, 52, a former boxing a champion, has requested permission to read his victim impact statement at the parole hearing.

He said: “I am sure the young man that killed my son has had plenty of challenges because prison has its own culture, laws and rules.