A teenage killer who fatally stabbed another boy on a crowded dance floor can be named for the first time today after applications from reporters lifted the order protecting his identity.
The son of Ukrainian parents, Yura Varybrus, knifed Charlie Cosser, a teenager from Surrey, last summer after he was asked to leave an end-of-term party held on the grounds of a £1.5 million rural home.
Before the celebration at Balmohano Farmhouse, which is close to Warnham, West Sussex, Varybrus, who turns 18 in November, had never met Charlie.
Judge Christine Henson granted press applications, allowing him to be identified for the first time since a photo of him when he was 14 was made public.
Varybrus had been drinking heavily throughout the night and claimed he could not remember anything about the killing.
Despite going to the same school as some of the other guests, Charlie and his killer had never met.
Charlie’s father, Martin Cosser, said: ‘He’s well known and I know people are scared of him.
‘The DCI told me when he told him Charlie had died, he didn’t even flinch.
‘He’s known to carry a knife and so is his friend, who I think gave the knife to him.’
Ihor Varybrus, the killer’s father, resides in West Sussex, while Julia, the killer’s mother, resides in Surrey with her new spouse.
Days after Charlie’s death, Varybrus entered a murder plea; this was never disclosed to the trial jury.
Then 16, he replied ‘Guilty’ in a clear voice when the charge of murder was put to him in July last year.
He exchanged a raised fist salute with his father as he was taken down from the dock at Lewes.
Speaking after the hearing, his father said: ‘It’s not just him; we are all guilty.
‘He is a child; we are all responsible and should have been making sure they were not drinking. I never saw him drinking before.
‘I haven’t been able to see him for five days and he is only 16—he is a child.
‘We need him to know we love him and we will stay with him all his life.’
Varybrus was scheduled to be sentenced at Brighton Crown Court.
She said, ‘This is a case that is a particularly grave crime and has attracted substantial national and local interest.
‘The level of youth crime in this case is likely to be of significant public interest at a private party attended by many young people.
‘Charlie Cosser’s death has shocked a community and the family have set up a charity to fight against knife crime. Disclosure may aid the local community in coming to terms with this incident.”
She added that the potential deterrent nature for others in identifying Varybrus, in this case, is crucial for the public interest and public protection in homicide cases.
Statistics show that most of us now don’t bring up our children to respect the lives of other people, and what other children do does impact the lives of others, and the fact that my children respect life and people isn’t a protection from others who don’t. We are responsible as parents!
For the simple reason that he stole another person’s life, this person—regardless of age—deserves to be imprisoned for life, and life should mean life, not a few years and then being let out because some do-gooder says the offender is rehabilitated. This kid took the life of another, so why should he continue with his?
This is a very sad story, and a life has been lost. Crime in this country has the biggest growth area and that is not something we should be proud of.
When Tony Blair opened our borders, we knew this was going to happen. We voiced our concerns for our children, but we were shut down. Our politicians have a lot to answer for.
This kid will now go to prison for a very long time. According to Sir Keir Starmer, he’s an adult, and now all sixteen-year-olds should vote. Sir Keir Starmer seems to be very fond of 16-year-olds, which makes you wonder what his agenda is.
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