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Kevin Hegarty KC Successfully Prosecutes Teenager for Murder of 13-year-old

Kevin Hegarty KC
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Guy Dunwoody

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Kevin Hegarty KC has successfully prosecuted a teenager for the murder of 13-year-old Jahziah Coke.

Jahziah was found fatally stabbed in a house in Oldbury, near Birmingham, in August 2024. The defendant, who denied the murder, fled the scene but was later arrested. A jury at Wolverhampton Crown Court returned a guilty verdict on Friday.

Sentencing is due in June.

BBC News coverage: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70z48wy9neo

Written by Guy Dunwoody

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