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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Matthew Cooper

Teenager accused of Jahziah Coke murder claims fatal injury was not deliberate

A teenager accused of murdering 13-year-old Jahziah Coke has claimed the alleged victim picked up a knife and threatened him before a row over “missing cannabis” led to a non-deliberate chest injury.

The youth, who cannot be identified because of his age, told jurors he was left “hurt and traumatised” after grabbing Jahziah’s hands – twisting the knife towards the floor – and then seeing blood.

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