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‘Dangerous’ 17-year-old handed life sentence for killing woman

Lianne Gordon London Murder

Handout photo issued by the Metropolitan police of Joshua Alexander in white T-shirt — Joshua Alexander wrote song lyrics about the murder while in custody. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA

A “dangerous” teenager who shot a woman in the head through the front door of her home in east London has been handed a life sentence.

Joshua Alexander, 17, was handed a minimum jail term of 29 years after being found guilty of murdering Lianne Gordon, 42, almost a year ago.

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