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| Tomasz Oleszak murder: Teenager guilty of killing 14-year-old | |
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| Tomasz Oleszak died in hospital the day after he was injured | Tomasz Oleszak died in hospital the day after he was injured |
| A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Gateshead. | A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Gateshead. |
| Tomasz Oleszak suffered an 8cm-deep wound to his chest when he was attacked in October and died the next day. | Tomasz Oleszak suffered an 8cm-deep wound to his chest when he was attacked in October and died the next day. |
| A 15-year-old boy, who was 14 at the time, claimed he stabbed Tomasz by accident during an attack by a gang. | A 15-year-old boy, who was 14 at the time, claimed he stabbed Tomasz by accident during an attack by a gang. |
| Newcastle Crown Court jurors found him guilty of murder and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to another boy whose coat was slashed. | Newcastle Crown Court jurors found him guilty of murder and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to another boy whose coat was slashed. |
| The killer, who did not know Tomasz and came from another part of Tyneside, said he took a steak knife out with him on the spur of the moment on 3 October. | The killer, who did not know Tomasz and came from another part of Tyneside, said he took a steak knife out with him on the spur of the moment on 3 October. |
| 'If you carry a knife, you're weak' | 'If you carry a knife, you're weak' |
| He had gone to the Springwell area to meet a 14-year-old girl and had been walking her home through Whitehills Nature Park when she alerted him to a group of youths following them, the court had heard. | He had gone to the Springwell area to meet a 14-year-old girl and had been walking her home through Whitehills Nature Park when she alerted him to a group of youths following them, the court had heard. |
| The youth said he pulled the knife out after being punched, kicked and grappled to the ground, but prosecutors said his claim of being attacked was a lie. | The youth said he pulled the knife out after being punched, kicked and grappled to the ground, but prosecutors said his claim of being attacked was a lie. |
| Tomasz's killer said he attacked him by accident | Tomasz's killer said he attacked him by accident |
| Prosecutor Mark McKone QC said the group was not "blameless" as they had discussed hitting the boy, but the youth was the "aggressor" and the only injury he suffered was a minor one to his thumb. | Prosecutor Mark McKone QC said the group was not "blameless" as they had discussed hitting the boy, but the youth was the "aggressor" and the only injury he suffered was a minor one to his thumb. |
| The boy's lawyer, Peter Makepeace KC, said his client had been "flailing out indiscriminately in an act of self defence". | The boy's lawyer, Peter Makepeace KC, said his client had been "flailing out indiscriminately in an act of self defence". |
| Jurors heard the boy hid the knife in a bush and then messaged a friend saying he would have it "melted". | Jurors heard the boy hid the knife in a bush and then messaged a friend saying he would have it "melted". |
| In a statement previously released through police, Tomasz's mother Kamila said she, his father Patryk, and Tomasz's six-year-old brother were "devastated beyond words" by his killing. | In a statement previously released through police, Tomasz's mother Kamila said she, his father Patryk, and Tomasz's six-year-old brother were "devastated beyond words" by his killing. |
| She said: "Tomasz was an amazing son, a kind and caring role model to his little brother and a great friend to so many." | She said: "Tomasz was an amazing son, a kind and caring role model to his little brother and a great friend to so many." |
| The boy is due to be sentenced in June. | The boy is due to be sentenced in June. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Gateshead | Gateshead |
| Northumbria Police | Northumbria Police |