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Man charged with murder of man who died 6 years after stabbing outside Sainsbury's

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Vincent
Published date10 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
Mr Boyce, who was 17 at the time, suffered a cardiac arrest and brain damage, leaving him blind, paralysed and unable to speak, the Old Bailey heard in January. He required round-the-clock care before he died in a care home aged 22 on February 13 2022. A post-mortem examination found the cause of death was a penetrating injury to the chest

Appearing over the prison video link on Wednesday afternoon April 10, Mr Osei-Kofi spoke to confirm his name but did not enter a plea during the brief hearing. Defence counsel Graham Trembath KC called for the case to be put off until a later date.

Judge Lynn Tayton KC adjourned the plea and trial preparation hearing for May 17 when Mr Osei-Kofi is expected to make his plea. "I'm adjourning your case as your barrister has asked. On that occasion you will plead guilty or not guilty," Judge Tayton told Mr Osei-Kofi.

Mr Boyce was nicknamed ‘Smiley’...

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