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Joe Hadden

Teenager sentenced to life for murder of 15-year-old Deshaun James-Tuitt

BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE Undated handout photo issued by Metropolitan Police of Deshaun James-Tuitt. A teenager who stabbed the 15-year-old boy to death in a north London park has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 15 years. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was convicted earlier this month of the murder of Deshaun, who died after being attacked in Highbury Fields, Islington, North London, on August 4 2022. The defendant, who was 15 at the time, was found guilty following a trial at the Old Bailey in February. Issue date: Friday April 25, 2025. - (PA Media)

A teenager who stabbed a 15-year-old boy to death in a north London park has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 15 years.

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was convicted earlier this month of the murder of Deshaun James-Tuitt, who died after being attacked in Highbury Fields, Islington, North London, on August 4 2022.

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