Brother and sister jailed for life over frenzied murder with victim stabbed 20 times

A brother and his older sister have both been jailed for life after they brutally knifed a man to death in the street.

CCTV caught the deadly moment 23-year-old Mya Marsh passed a knife to her 21-year-old brother Isaiah Marsh during the attack on Minister Enfrence. Their victim was found with more than 20 wounds to his body, arms, hands and head and died of his injuries as he lay in a Birmingham street on November 5, last year.

A three-week trial heard Mr Enfrence may have been attacked during an argument because Mya Marsh was kept waiting to buy cannabis or because of a damaged bicycle. Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court deliberated for less than four hours after watching CCTV footage of him being repeatedly stabbed.

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Isaiah Marsh claimed he acted in self-defence, while his sister said she did not believe her brother would use the knife to stab the victim. The pair from Kings Norton denied both manslaughter and murder, but were found guilty of murder and today were sentenced to life behind bars.

Isaiah Marsh was sentenced to a minimum term of 20 years behind bars, while Mya Marsh will also serve at least 20 years in jail.

The trial was told the victim was known to both defendants, who lived together close to where the murder took place. Mr Enfrence was an “associate” and they had previous phone contact with him.

Prosecutor Jennifer Josephs KC said: “It is apparent that the two defendants knew Minister and knew him before the incident took place. There is no dispute as to who was there. Much of the CCTV comes from nearby houses.”

Mya Marsh had chosen to arm herself with a kitchen knife, which she held in the street and could be seen brandishing while shouting, while Mr Enfrence could be seen empty-handed.

The male defendant was accused of “grabbing” Mr Enfrence before he carried out what the prosecutor called a “frankly brutal” stabbing. Of Mya Marsh she added: “She joins in, we say. She is on top of them and hands her brother, we say, a knife. This was, we say, an unprovoked, senseless and violent attack by the pair of them.

“As far as the prosecution are concerned, it might have been an argument about Mya being kept waiting by Minister. It seems Mya wanted to buy cannabis. It might have been an argument about a damaged bicycle.”

After the killing, Mya Marsh went to the bank where she worked “as if nothing had happened” and slept at a different address that evening, while her brother told police he had lost his phone when he handed himself in.

Speaking after the guilty verdicts, Detective inspector Dan Jarratt said: “Minister’s murder has had a devastating impact on all who knew and loved him, especially his family. This was a brutal and cold-hearted attack in broad daylight.

"The vicious nature of the attack is highlighted by the number of wounds that Minister suffered. The callous nature from the two shown afterwards further highlighted the nonchalant attitude after taking the life of a man.

“Nothing will ever bring Minister back, but I hope that today’s verdicts will provide a level of comfort to his family and loved ones.”