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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Dea-John Reid: boy, 15, convicted of Birmingham killing and four others cleared

Dea-John Reid.
Dea-John Reid. Bishop Desmond Jaddoo, a community activist and spokesperson for Dea-John’s family, said they were ‘mortified’ by the verdict. Photograph: West Midlands Police/PA

A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of killing a teenager who was “hunted down” by a group of five and stabbed.

Birmingham crown court heard how Dea-John Reid, 14, was chased by the group in May 2021 who behaved “like a pack chasing down their prey”, before the 15-year-old delivered the fatal stab wound.

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