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| Boy's stabbing killers sentenced | Boy's stabbing killers sentenced |
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| Two teenagers found guilty of murdering 16-year-old schoolboy Kodjo Yenga in west London have been given life sentences at the Old Bailey. | Two teenagers found guilty of murdering 16-year-old schoolboy Kodjo Yenga in west London have been given life sentences at the Old Bailey. |
| Kodjo was stabbed in the heart in March 2007 after being ambushed by a gang, including two girls, armed with knives and bats in Hammersmith. | Kodjo was stabbed in the heart in March 2007 after being ambushed by a gang, including two girls, armed with knives and bats in Hammersmith. |
| The boys, aged 14 and 17, were ordered to serve a minimum of 15 years each. | The boys, aged 14 and 17, were ordered to serve a minimum of 15 years each. |
| Three other youths, aged 14, 15 and 17, convicted of manslaughter, were given 10-year custodial sentences. | Three other youths, aged 14, 15 and 17, convicted of manslaughter, were given 10-year custodial sentences. |
| It emerged that the 17-year-old found guilty of manslaughter was in court just hours before Kodjo's death. | It emerged that the 17-year-old found guilty of manslaughter was in court just hours before Kodjo's death. |
| Despite objections from the police, he had been given bail by magistrates after he was arrested for the theft of a bicycle and for intimidating a witness. | Despite objections from the police, he had been given bail by magistrates after he was arrested for the theft of a bicycle and for intimidating a witness. |
| He returned to the streets to launch the attack on Kodjo which left the teenager dying in his girlfriend's arms. | He returned to the streets to launch the attack on Kodjo which left the teenager dying in his girlfriend's arms. |
| As passers-by tried to help, the gang, some of them in their school uniforms, ran away laughing. | As passers-by tried to help, the gang, some of them in their school uniforms, ran away laughing. |
| Kodjo went into the area after being challenged to a fight by one youth - then being ambushed by others. | |
| He had told the youth with the knife: "Do you think you are a big boy because you have a knife to me?" | |
| He was told: "I don't care. I want you to respect me," the court heard. |