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Teenager guilty of knife killing | Teenager guilty of knife killing |
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A teenager has been found guilty of killing a 14-year-old boy who had a knife plunged into his head. | A teenager has been found guilty of killing a 14-year-old boy who had a knife plunged into his head. |
Jack Large was stabbed near a shopping precinct in Chigwell, Essex, last November and died in hospital two days later after having the knife removed. | Jack Large was stabbed near a shopping precinct in Chigwell, Essex, last November and died in hospital two days later after having the knife removed. |
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named, was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter at Chelmsford Crown Court. | |
Jurors failed to reach a verdict on another teenager, now aged 14, who was also charged with murder. | |
After the jury was discharged, he pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon. | |
The court heard Jack was stabbed by the then 15-year-old when the pair squared up after the victim poked the teenager with an umbrella. | |
The court was told the convicted teenager, who is African-Caribbean, believed he had been called racist names by Jack, who was the subject of an anti-social behaviour order. | The court was told the convicted teenager, who is African-Caribbean, believed he had been called racist names by Jack, who was the subject of an anti-social behaviour order. |
Sentencing will take place next month. |
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