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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 in the Old Bailey trial 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. | 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. |
| Peter Woodhams was shot in front of his young sonA 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 anymore because I am scared." | |
| Tucker told the Old Bailey jury he believed the gun he fired would only "go bang". | Tucker told the Old Bailey jury he believed the gun he fired would only "go bang". |
| 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. |
| "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. |
| Star in heaven | |
| 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. | 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. | "He still believes his father is coming back," she said. |
| Prosecutor Brian Altman had said during the trial the victim had been "subject to bullying by a group of local youths who had made Mr Woodhams' life and those of his family a complete misery". | |
| Ms Bowden had said she had phoned the police every day for five weeks following the first attack, but police had never taken a statement. | |
| Nine police officers are now facing a misconduct inquiry after claims they did not carry out a detailed enough investigation into the earlier incident. | 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. | Tucker will be sentenced later. |