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image captionKeon Lincoln died at Birmingham Children s Hospital
Two teenage boys have appeared in court charged with murdering 15-year-old Keon Lincoln who was attacked by a group of youths.
Keon died in hospital after being shot and stabbed on Linwood Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, on 21 January.
The defendants - a 14-year-old from Birmingham and a 15-year-old from Walsall - appeared before Birmingham Magistrates Court earlier.
They spoke only to confirm their details and were remanded in custody.
Both boys, who cannot be named because of their ages, are charged with murder, while the 14-year-old faces a further charge of possessing a firearm.
16:33 EDT, 30 January 2021
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Two teenagers including a 14-year-old have been charged with murder after a 15-year-old boy was killed in a gun and knife attack.
Keon Lincoln was set upon by a group of youths with weapons in the Handsworth area of Birmingham on the afternoon of January 21.
West Midlands Police said a 14-year-old boy, from Birmingham, and a 15-year-old boy, from Walsall, have now been charged with Keon s murder.
The force said the suspects have been remanded into custody to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Monday.
A week on from Keon s death, his mother and twin sister joined dozens of well-wishers to lay flowers and offer prayers at the scene on Thursday.
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image captionKeon Lincoln died at Birmingham Children s Hospital
Two teenagers have been charged with the murder of a boy who was killed in a gun and knife attack.
Keon Lincoln, 15, was attacked by a group of youths on Linwood Road in Handsworth, Birmingham, on 21 January.
West Midlands Police said a 14-year-old boy, from Birmingham, and a 15-year-old boy, from Walsall, have been remanded into custody to appear at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Monday.
On Thursday, his mother and twin sister laid flowers at the scene of his death.
Keon s mother Sharmaine Lincoln has described her son s killing as senseless .