A killer schoolboy from Marylebone who was jailed yesterday for stabbing to death a Queen’s Park teenager has been named today as Omar Majeed.

Brent & Kilburn Times: Bilal Mirza was stabbed to death in Lisson GroveBilal Mirza was stabbed to death in Lisson Grove (Image: Archant)

The 16-year-old claimed his victim Bilal Mirza was trying to rob him of his money and iPhone when he knifed him in Salisbury Street on January 8 this year.

Yesterday at Isleworth Crown Court he was jailed for eight years for the 18-year-old’s manslaughter.

Today a court lifted the reporting restriction that prevented the press naming him.

During Majeed’s trial jurors heard the pair knew each other and were even described as being in an apparent friendship.

Brent & Kilburn Times: The scene of the stabbing in Salisbury Street (Picture: Google StreetView)The scene of the stabbing in Salisbury Street (Picture: Google StreetView) (Image: Archant)

On that fateful evening Mr Mirza, a devout Muslim and an IT student at City of Westminster College, and Majeed had a row in the street resulting in him being stabbed in the leg.

He later handed himself in at Paddington Green police station and told officers he had been carrying a knife with him as a means of self-defence after he discovered Mr Mirza planned to rob him.

Majeed claimed to have used a “little tool” with a three to four inch blade but a pathologist who carried out the post-mortem on Mr Mirza said he was stabbed with a blade around five inches long and two inches wide - like a kitchen knife.

The killer’s weapon has never been found.

Throughout his trial Majeed denied being armed claiming Mr Mirza had a kitchen knife which he used after overpowering him.

He also claimed he had tried to avoid Mr Mirza that evening but prosecutors claimed he could have changed his route home to avoid him.

He was convicted of manslaughter on July 16 and sentenced yesterday.

Detective Sergeant Michael Hamlet, investigating officer, said: “This case demonstrates the utterly devastating effects that knives can have on London communities.

“Bilal, a much-loved son, grandson and brother, had his life tragically cut short and a schoolboy is set to be sentenced for his death.

“In addition, Majeed will spend a significant amount of time behind bars and will have to think about the consequences of his actions for the rest of his life.”

Mr Mirza’s college released a statement shortly after his death describing him as a “polite, intelligent and quiet student”, adding: “Bilal particularly enjoyed games design and had the goal of becoming a games designer. His classmates are shocked and dismayed at the loss of a friend and fellow student.

“It has been hard to hear of his untimely death and this is a difficult time for all of us as we mourn the loss of someone so young and full of potential.”