Teenager locked up for life over stabbing death of 14-year-old in Croydon
Jermaine Cools was fatally stabbed after coming across a street fight outside a chicken shop in Croydon, south London, in November 2021.
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Jermaine Cools was fatally stabbed after coming across a street fight outside a chicken shop in Croydon, south London, in November 2021.
Judge Munro said, “The serious nature and increasing prevalence of knife crime, knife-related homicide and violent crime…; the consequent need for deterrence; the promotion of public confidence that the criminal justice system is addressing the problem; and the proximity of the defendant’s 18th birthday… all outweigh any minimal impact upon the welfare of defendant.”
A 17-year-old boy who stabbed 14-year-old Jermaine Cools to death in Croydon has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 19 years.
Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment 14-year-old Jermaine Walker was stabbed to death by a teen from Bromley.
Parents of Jermaine Cools slam inadequate sentencing for juveniles saying if their son’s killer had been jailed for a previous knife offence he ‘would never have killed’