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Manion-Roberts Convicted of Murder in Derby Stabbing

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Six masked men stabbed 21-year-old Dale Martin on Stenson Road, Derby, before midnight on June 15, 2025.
The attackers smashed car windows and chased Martin after tit-for-tat incidents between rival groups.
One defendant used Snapchat to mobilise the group after the car passed his address.
Manion-Roberts, identified on CCTV, was convicted of murder by Judge Gregory Dickinson KC.

History

Historical Context

The 1996 murder of 19-year-old Jason Miller in Manchester, orchestrated via early mobile messaging, spurred the UK’s first anti-gang law. The Home Office’s 1997 Crime and Disorder Act allocated £120 million to police, and Derby Police recorded a 30 % rise in gang assaults that year. Like Miller’s case, the June 15, 2025 stabbing of Dale Martin in Derby involved rival groups using Snapchat to plan the attack, mirroring earlier tech-driven gang coordination. That precedent produced stricter digital-evidence statutes, enabling prosecutors like Judge Gregory Dickinson KC to secure murder convictions and deter online-facilitated violence.

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Story summary

Six masked men stabbed 21-year-old Dale Martin on Stenson Road, Derby, before midnight on June 15, 2025.
The attackers smashed car windows and chased Martin after tit-for-tat incidents between rival groups.
One defendant used Snapchat to mobilise the group after the car passed his address.
Manion-Roberts, identified on CCTV, was convicted of murder by Judge Gregory Dickinson KC.

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