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Teen convicted of murder after boy, 13, found dead in Oldbury | Teen convicted of murder after boy, 13, found dead in Oldbury |
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Jahziah Coke, 13, died after he was stabbed at a house in Oldbury | Jahziah Coke, 13, died after he was stabbed at a house in Oldbury |
A teenager has been found guilty of murder, after a 13-year-old was stabbed and found dead in a house. | A teenager has been found guilty of murder, after a 13-year-old was stabbed and found dead in a house. |
The body of Jahziah Coke, who was stabbed in the stomach and chest, was discovered in Oldbury, near Birmingham, by paramedics responding to a 999 call on 29 August. | The body of Jahziah Coke, who was stabbed in the stomach and chest, was discovered in Oldbury, near Birmingham, by paramedics responding to a 999 call on 29 August. |
The trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court was told the defendant, who cannot be named because of his age, fled the scene and caught a bus to a friend's house to play video games. | |
The teenager had denied murder, claiming the wounds were not deliberate, but a jury returned a guilty verdict, by a majority of 10 to two, on Friday. | The teenager had denied murder, claiming the wounds were not deliberate, but a jury returned a guilty verdict, by a majority of 10 to two, on Friday. |
The jury, made up of eight women and four men, deliberated the verdict for more than nine hours over three days until they were given a majority direction by the judge. | |
Jahziah's body was found by paramedics in the hallway of a house | |
Sitting in the court beside his mother, Jahziah's killer showed no emotion as he watched the verdict being returned by the foreman. | |
A man in his 40s, who also cannot be named for legal reasons, was cleared of assisting an offender. | |
The month-long trial heard that Jahziah was found dead in the hallway of the house, close to the foot of the staircase. | |
The jury was told forensic evidence suggested attempts had been made to "clean up" something or someone after the killing. | |
Sentencing in the case and a ruling on a press application to lift reporting restrictions has been adjourned until June. | |
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