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Seven teenagers were found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Shakilus Townsend. Deptford teenager Shakilus was beaten with a baseball bat and stabbed in Thornton Heath on July 3 last year and died in hospital the next day.

DEPTFORD: Shakilus Townsend 'honey trap' killers jailed

Shakilus was killed in Thornton Heath last year

4:40pm Friday 4th September 2009

A GANG of teenagers who lured a 16-year-old to his death waved and blew kisses in court today (Sept 4) as they were locked up for a minimum of 87 years.

SHAKILUS TOWNSEND: Inquiry into police investigation of stabbing

Shakilus was killed in Thornton Heath last year

3:04pm Tuesday 14th July 2009

AN investigation is under way into how police investigated a stabbing linked to the killers of 16-year-old Shakilus Townsend.

SHAKILUS TOWNSEND: Seven guilty of honey trap murder

Shakilus was killed in Thornton Heath last year

3:29pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

SEVEN teenagers have been convicted of murdering 16-year-old Shakilus Townsend in a honey trap plot involving a young girl.

SHAKILUS TOWNSEND: Mum speaks after killers found guilty

Nicola Dyer spoke outside court after her son Shakilus Townsend's killers were convicted of murder

4:40pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

SHAKILUS Townsend's mother has spoken out after seven teenagers were convicted of murdering her 16-year-old son in a honey trap plot.

SHAKILUS TOWNSEND: Timeline of murder case

3:35pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

HOW the Shakilus Townsend case unfolded:

SHAKILUS TOWNSEND: Jury retires after 49-day murder trial

1:05pm Thursday 25th June 2009

JURY members in the Shakilus Townsend murder trial have retired to consider their verdicts.

SHAKILUS TOWNSEND: Murder accused denies 'gang leader' claim

Shakilus was killed in Thornton Heath last year

2:44pm Friday 19th June 2009

A 17-YEAR-OLD boy jointly accused with six other youths of murdering teenager Shakilus Townsend was “not the leader of the gang”, the Old Bailey heard today.

SHAKILUS TOWNSEND: Defendant 'not criminally responsible' for teen's death

4:37pm Friday 19th June 2009

AN 18-YEAR-OLD man accused of murdering Shakilus Townsend “may be morally responsible” for the teen's death but "is not criminally responsible”.

SHAKILUS TOWNSEND: Jury urged to ignore defendant's evidence

4:32pm Thursday 18th June 2009

MEMBERS of the jury in the Shakilus Townsend murder trial have been urged to disregard the evidence of one of the defendants.

SHAKILUS TOWNSEND: Defence warns jury of gang prejudice

1:22pm Thursday 18th June 2009

A TEENAGER accused of murdering 16-year-old Shakilus Townsend “should not be convicted just for being in a gang”.

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