Internet boy convicted of own murder

Internet boy convicted of grooming his own killer

A 15-year-old grammar school boy yesterday became the first person in Britain to be convicted of inciting someone to murder him.

Bizarre tale of boy who used internet to plot his own murder
The final internet chatroom exchange took place on 28 June last year. "U want me 2 take him 2 trafford centre and kill him in the middle of trafford centre??" said one message. "Yes," came the reply.
Less than 24 hours later, a 14-year-old boy was critically ill in hospital with stab wounds in the chest and stomach. At first it seemed as though a brutal, but straightforward, robbery had gone wrong. But yesterday the young "victim" became the first person in this country to be convicted of inciting their own murder.

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