Article 6YE59 Teenager given life sentence for fatally stabbing Jahziah Coke, 13

Teenager given life sentence for fatally stabbing Jahziah Coke, 13

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Caolán Magee
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Jahziah suffered a six-inch deep knife wound to the chest after a dispute over cannabis in Oldbury, West Midlands

A teenager who fatally stabbed 13-year-old Jahziah Coke during a dispute over cannabis has been given a life sentence with a minimum term of eight and a half years.

The youth, who cannot be named due to a court order protecting his identity, was convicted of murder by a majority verdict in April after a trial at Wolverhampton crown court.

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