A teenager cleared of allegations that he lied to police about the fatal stabbing of a grammar school pupil is set to find out if his High Court bid for anonymity has been successful.

Yousef Makki, a 17-year-old who had won a scholarship to the prestigious £12,000-a-year Manchester Grammar School, was knifed in the heart by his friend, Joshua Molnar, now 18, during a fight in Hale Barns, Cheshire, on March 2 2019.

Molnar was cleared of murder and manslaughter following a four-week trial at Manchester Crown Court in July, telling the jury he acted in self-defence after Yousef pulled a knife on him.

He admitted possession of a knife and perverting the course of justice by initially lying to police about what had happened, and was given 16 months in custody.

Molnar stood trial alongside a teenager known as "Boy B", then 17, who was acquitted of perverting the course of justice.

Boy B admitted possession of a flick knife, which Manchester Crown Court heard he had bought online under a false name, and was given a four-month detention order.

Both he and Molnar were acquitted of conspiracy to commit robbery in the lead-up to Yousef's death.

Boy B, whose anonymity was due to automatically expire when he turned 18 last Friday, has asked the High Court to protect his identity until he finishes his education in November 2021.

Mrs Justice Steyn is due to give a ruling in London on Tuesday morning.

At a hearing earlier this month, Adam Wolanski QC said Boy B is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and that the publication of his identity would be "catastrophic for him".

Mr Wolanski said he is "only seeking a temporary order", adding: "The evidence shows that there is a real risk that, if the claimant is identified now as Boy B, this will cause serious harm to this vulnerable boy's welfare.

"Specifically, it will result in him having to move school, with a highly uncertain prospect of finding another school and of suffering serious psychological difficulty."

Mr Wolanski added that finishing his education, which he described as "a lifeline" for Boy B, is "vitally important for his rehabilitation", and that "identification now may very well bring that education to an end".

He said his client had "repeatedly expressed profound remorse for committing the offence".

Mr Wolanski said that "community feeling" about Yousef's killing was still "very high", adding: "There is still a very heated discussion and debate which is going on about the events of March 2019 and the trial that followed, and that is unlikely to abate any time soon."