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Teenager guilty of man's murder Teenager guilty of man's murder
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A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a man on his doorstep in front of his young family.A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a man on his doorstep in front of his young family.
Bradley Tucker, 18, shot Peter Woodhams in Canning Town, east London, last year in the "final chapter" of a bullying campaign, the Old Bailey heard.Bradley Tucker, 18, shot Peter Woodhams in Canning Town, east London, last year in the "final chapter" of a bullying campaign, the Old Bailey heard.
A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was cleared of murdering 22-year-old Mr Woodhams.A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was cleared of murdering 22-year-old Mr Woodhams.
Tucker, of Canning Town, had denied murder and said he only meant to scare his victim. Tucker, of Canning Town, had denied murder in the Old Bailey trial and said he only meant to scare his victim.
Mr Woodhams' fiancee Jane Bowden burst into tears as the verdict was read out in court.
The shooting, in August 2006, came seven months after another incident when Mr Woodhams was stabbed in the neck and slashed across the face.The shooting, in August 2006, came seven months after another incident when Mr Woodhams was stabbed in the neck and slashed across the face.
Saw blood A group of youths had tormented Mr Woodhams since the stabbing and he had told police: "This has had a dramatic effect on my life. I can't go out any more because I am scared."
Tucker told the Old Bailey jury he believed the gun he fired at Peter Woodhams would only "go bang". Tucker told the Old Bailey jury he believed the gun he fired would only "go bang".
The defendant told the court he remembered pulling the trigger at least three times, shortly before Mr Woodhams was shot on 21 August, but when he saw blood appear he fled.
He said he was on his mobile phone when he saw an angry Mr Woodhams coming towards him swearing.He said he was on his mobile phone when he saw an angry Mr Woodhams coming towards him swearing.
Peter Woodhams was shot in front of his young son
"I put my phone in my pocket and pulled out the gun and started shooting," he told the court."I put my phone in my pocket and pulled out the gun and started shooting," he told the court.
He said he fired the weapon "to scare him, make him go in the other direction", but then noticed the blood on his chest.He said he fired the weapon "to scare him, make him go in the other direction", but then noticed the blood on his chest.
Ms Bowden said the couple's son had become convinced his father was a star in heaven and thought his father was looking down on him.
"He still believes his father is coming back," she said.
Nine police officers are now facing a misconduct inquiry after claims they did not carry out a detailed enough investigation into the earlier incident.
Tucker will be sentenced later.