14-year-old among teenagers jailed for murder of schoolboy Keon Lincoln

Four sentenced for the murder of the 15-year-old who was fatally shot and stabbed outside his home

A 14-year-old boy has been jailed for at least 16 years for the murder of schoolboy Keon Lincoln, who was stabbed and shot outside his home. Keon, 15, was fatally wounded in a “short and brutal” attack by a group of youths in Handsworth, Birmingham, on 21 January, the trial heard.

The judge at Birmingham crown court lifted restrictions on naming the 14-year-old boy who was accused of firing the fatal shot as Yussuf Mustapha. Three others were also sentenced for murder.

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