Jurors heard they attacked their victim with such ferocity that in one blow, the 16-inch (42.5cm) machete almost passed through his body.
One defendant had previously pleaded guilty to possessing a machete "without good reason or lawful authority", while his co-defendant was convicted of the same charge on Monday.
Mr Seesahai was from Anguilla in the Caribbean, but had travelled to the UK to get help with his eyesight and lived in Handsworth, Birmingham.
The teenager had cataracts that he had been unable to get treatment for in Anguilla, and after successful surgery in the UK, was able to start planning for the future and think about getting an education, prosecutor Michelle Heeley KC said.
In an interview released after the verdicts, Mr Seesahai's parents Suresh and Maneshwary said they would never be able to get over the loss of their son, who they described as a "very loving child".
Special arrangements were made in court given the boys' ages.
They were allowed to sit in the the main well of the court alongside a family member and specially-trained court intermediaries who helped explain proceedings.
Barristers and the judge, Mrs Justice Tipples, also did not wear wigs and gowns
theoneautist on June 10th, 2024 at 16:07 UTC »
These kids weren’t just fooling around… between this and them instigating it on someone who didn’t even provoke them, it sounds like they were looking for blood.
I’m usually a major advocate for rehabilitation over imprisonment, but considering how one of them was psychopathic enough to say “It is what it is” and “IDRC” after the murder… I dunno if it’d help in this case.
ternera on June 10th, 2024 at 15:38 UTC »
It's so sad that kids that young even think about committing crimes like this, let alone doing them. My heart goes out to the family of the young man who was killed.
Superbuddhapunk on June 10th, 2024 at 15:16 UTC »
Youngest convicted murderers in the UK since Robert Thompson and Jon Venables were sentenced for killing James Bulger in 93.