Teenager admits fatal stabbing of boy, 14, in south London

Defendant pleads guilty at the Old Bailey to the murder of Jermaine Cools in Croydon in 2021

A teenager has admitted fatally stabbing a 14-year-old boy in south London. Jermaine Cools was injured in London Road, Croydon, near West Croydon railway station, after a fight involving a number of people on 18 November 2021.

Police said that at 6.41pm, a member of the public reported the incident outside a chicken shop. The defendant, then aged 16, was caught on CCTV walking towards the fight and drawing a large knife from his coat, police said.