Age: 27 (56 after sentence)
Sex: male
Crime: murder (repeat offender)
Date Of Sentence: 20 May 2013 (for 29 years, 6 months, )
End Of Full Sentence: 20 Nov 2042
Place: Easingwold, North Yorkshire
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
James Brabbs murdered Mohammed Saleem Khan who was delivering shower parts in Easingwold. They had met outside a pub and then left together in Mohammed Khans van after which James Brabbs had attempted to steal money and cannabis from him and then stabbed him in the throat.
In 2019 James Brabbs was convicted along with Jibreel Raheem and Stephen Boorman for the murder of Taras Nykolyn 49.
For Taras Nykolyn's murder, Stephen Boorman was sentenced to 35 years, Jibreel Raheem to 20 years and nine months and James Brabbs to 10 years.
They were all prisoners in HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes.
After smuggling weapons into the prison they attacked Taras Nykolyn on 5 June 2018, slashing him and trying to used a bed sheet as a ligature to behead him.
After the assault they refused to allow prison guards into the yard resulting in Taras Nykolyn being delayed medical treatment for about 40 minutes.
Taras Nykolyn died from head and facial injuries.
