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Matthew Cooper

Teenager who stabbed 13-year-old to death handed eight-year minimum term

A general view of Wolverhampton Crown Court, where a youth was sentenced for stabbing a 13-year-old to death (Rui Vieira/PA) - (PA Archive)

A youth convicted of stabbing to death a 13-year-old boy during a drug-related row has been handed a life sentence with a minimum term of eight-and-a-half years.

The teenager, who cannot be identified after a judge ruled that his welfare and prospects of rehabilitation outweigh the public interest in naming him, was convicted in April by a majority verdict of murdering Jahziah Coke, who suffered a six-inch deep chest wound.

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