Teenager Corey Gauci sentenced life murder father-seven Cardiff

Corey Gauci, 19, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 24 years for the murder of Colin Richards, a father of seven, in Cardiff following a violent confrontation linked to a feud between Christian Morgan and others. On April 7, 2024, Gauci and James O'Driscoll, armed with knives and driven by O'Driscoll's mother, confronted Morgan; during the altercation, Gauci inflicted a fatal stab wound to Richards' thigh, severing his femoral artery and vein, causing his death the following day. The violence escalated from tensions involving Noreen O'Driscoll, Morgan's former girlfriend, who had been sending threatening messages and organizing others to confront him. After the attack, several individuals, including Noreen O'Driscoll, Rebecca Ross, and Soraya Somersall, were convicted and sentenced for assisting offenders and possession of bladed articles, while O'Driscoll received a four-year sentence for violent disorder and possession of a weapon. Gauci and O'Driscoll fled but were arrested weeks later in Stoke-on-Trent. Authorities emphasized the tragic loss to Richards' family, noting the devastating impact of knife violence and the deliberate efforts by some involved to conceal evidence.