A teenager who murdered 17-year-old Charlie Cosser at a party in Warnham, West Sussex, has been jailed for life.
Teenager Yura Varybrus will serve a minimum sentence of 16 years in prison.
Cosser was stabbed three times in the chest in a marquee on the grounds of a farmhouse at a party attended by more than 100 people on July 23, 2023.
Varybrus was sentenced at Brighton Crown Court.
Judge Christine Henson KC previously lifted restrictions on the appointment of Varybrus, who was 16 at the time of the attack.
Varybrus was found guilty of murder and possession of a bladed article following a trial.
He stabbed Charlie, who he didn’t know, when a fight broke out between them and two other boys on the dance floor.
Although the knife was never found, witnesses at the party told jurors during the trial that they saw Varybrus “soaked” in blood and heard him say “I stabbed someone” after the attack.
Sentencing Varybrus on Wednesday, Judge Christine Henson KC said: “Instead of what should have been an end-of-academic-year celebration, Charlie was stabbed… on a crowded dance floor.
“The impact of losing Charlie on his family and friends is immeasurable.”
Charlie’s mother, Tara Cosser, said the impact of losing her “calm and peaceful” son would “last forever.”
She told the court the 17-year-old had started an apprenticeship as a gardener at a private school and was “loving his new adventure”.
He was also “really excited” to go on his first holiday with friends to Zante, which he had been saving up for after the party.
Describing her son as someone who “got along with everyone”, Ms Cosser said: “We are sentenced to life in prison and Charlie doesn’t have a life sentence.
“No sentence will be long enough for my son’s killer. This doesn’t bring Charlie back.”
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