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The Independent
21-05-2025
- The Independent
Two 15-year-old boys among three teenagers convicted of vape shop murder
Three teenagers, including two boys aged 15, have been found guilty of murdering a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed in a vape shop. Abdurrahman Summers, aged 18, had to be wrestled from the dock as he screamed abuse at the jury which unanimously convicted him of murdering Reuben Higgins at the Vape Minimarket in Marston Green, Solihull, on October 29 last year. Jurors deliberated for nearly 16 hours and also returned unanimous guilty verdicts on Wednesday on a charge of murder against two boys aged 15, who cannot be named because of their age. A trial at Birmingham Crown Court was told by the prosecution that the defendants acted like a 'pack of wild animals' and were 'part of a culture where knives are worshipped and carried'. All three defendants denied murder but declined to give evidence to the jury. Summers reacted to his conviction, in front of a packed public gallery, by shouting: 'Man never done nothing. I'm f****** innocent bro. I didn't touch no one bro.' The defendant, of Yardley, Birmingham, continued to swear as he was removed from the dock by a security officer. Three loud bangs were then heard from behind the door Summers had been taken through. Judge Paul Farrer KC said he wanted reports to be prepared on both 15-year-old defendants before sentence is passed on August 5. Judge Farrer thanked the jury for their service and told them: 'On this side of the court we are conscious that you have to serve as jurors at huge personal inconvenience.' The judge added that the jury members did not have to leave the building immediately and could 'decompress' if they wished before doing so. In a statement issued in November last year, the victim's family said in a statement: 'Reuben was a loving son, grandson, brother, nephew and cousin who will be dearly missed by his family and friends. ' Life will never be the same without him.'
BBC News
21-05-2025
- BBC News
Teens found guilty of murder in Solihull vape shop stabbing
Three teenagers have been found guilty of murdering a 17-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in a vape Higgins was attacked on Station Road, Marston Green, Solihull, on 29 October and died at the Summers, 18, and two 15-year-old boys, who cannot be named due to their age, were convicted of murder by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court on three teenagers had denied the charges against them. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.
BBC News
12-05-2025
- BBC News
Man accused of Solihull vape shop murder denies role 'in tragedy'
A man accused of murdering a 17-year-old in a vape shop has said he played "no part in this tragedy", a court has heard. Reuben Higgins was fatally stabbed on Station Road in Marston Green, Solihull, on 29 October last year and died at the Summers, 18, and two 15-year-old boys, who cannot be named due to their age, have denied murdering Mr Higgins and are on trial at Birmingham Crown Summers said in a statement he had met up with friends on the day in question and had gone to a shop to buy drinks and snacks. He denied knowing the victim or attacking him. Mr Summers, from Yardley, added he played "no part in this tragedy".He is also charged with possession of a bladed article, which he court on Monday, the teenagers' defence lawyers said the defendants would not be giving evidence at their trial, but statements they had submitted during earlier police interviews were read court previously heard that a fourth suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is believed to have fled the country. A prosecution lawyer read the statements to the jury as part of a set of "agreed facts" between the two sides, which he outlined before closing his "agreed facts" included a forensic examination that found the three teenagers' fingerprints on the Vape Minimarket's double-door entrance, plus those of Mr Higgins, the lawyer said. A mobile phone belonging to one of the 15-year-olds was also found at the shop, while a cached video of Mr Summers with a knife was later recovered from his phone, the court in the trial, a witness who was working in the shop that day, said Reuben had run inside and tried to block the door, before three or four men began striking the shop's entrance trying to get in. 'Happened so fast' In his statement for police interviews, one of the 15-year-old defendants said he was hanging out with friends in Marston Green when things "got aggressive" between members of his and another said he ended up being involved in "an altercation" in the shop but "I did not stab him", adding that "it all happened so fast."The other 15-year-old boy did not submit statements in his police interviews, and had instead given a "no comment" response to part of the "agreed facts" outlined on Monday, the jury also heard the fourth suspect's mother had booked flights for her and her son to Pakistan in October with a return date in November, but the son had not used his return the prosecution closed its case, the three defence lawyers for the teenagers said they would not bring any further trial continues. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
