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Kristy Dawson

Teens from Gateshead's Springwell Estate campaign for street lights following murder of Tomasz Oleszak

Teenagers from a housing estate in Gateshead where a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death are campaigning for street lights.

Leighton Amies, 15, stabbed Tomasz Oleszak with a knife on the Springwell Estate. Tomasz, who lived in the area with his family, was rushed to hospital where he died in October last year.

Amies, of Stuart Terrace, Felling, Gateshead, denied murdering Tomasz, claiming he was acting in self-defence after coming under attack.

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