Two teenagers charged with murder of 13-year-old Jahziah Coke

  • 9/3/2024
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Two teenage boys have been charged with the murder of a 13-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in his West Midlands home, police have said. Jahziah Coke died after he was allegedly attacked in Lovett Avenue in Oldbury on Thursday. West Midlands police said two teenagers, whose ages were not provided, had been charged with Jahziah’s murder. They cannot be named for legal reasons. A man in his 40s was also charged with assisting an offender. Jahziah’s mother paid tribute to her son in a statement issued through the police force. “Jahziah was a very polite, kind and family-orientated young man,” she said. “He was very loving and always smiling. His smile would light up the room. He was very kind-hearted.” The police said at this stage officers were not looking for anyone else as part of the investigation. The force appealed for dashcam, doorbell, CCTV or phone footage that might help the investigation. Appearing at Birmingham magistrates court on Tuesday afternoon, the boys spoke only to confirm their names and that they understood what was happening. The district judge John Bristow remanded them into youth detention accommodation to appear at Birmingham crown court on Thursday. The judge said: “You are both charged with the murder of Jahziah Coke on the 29th of August this year. “The offence is one so serious only the crown court can deal with it, so I am going to send both of you, and the charge, to the crown court and you will both appear on the 5th of September. “The law does not allow me to grant you bail. I am going to remand you both into custody today to youth detention accommodation.” The man in his 40s appeared separately at the same court on Tuesday morning and indicated a plea of not guilty. He was remanded into custody by Bristow to appear on 1 October. He also cannot be named for legal reasons.

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