Would-be killer who bragged about carving his victim’s face up ‘like a pumpkin’ gets 27 years

A knifeman who stabbed a teenage boy 19 times and rapped about carving his face up ‘like a pumpkin’ has been jailed for 27 years. Ryan Maqsood, 26, was part of a gang who chased down the 16-year-old and left him with life threatening injuries in Holborn, central London, on 15 April 2019. The victim suffered wounds to the face, chest and legs but survived the murderous attack. Maqsood denied but was convicted of attempted murder and having an article…