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Jacob Zuco jailed for knife murder of Leon Penman in Bedford
A judge has called for society to take a stand again the "scourge" of knives as he jailed a teenager convicted of Zuco was found guilty of killing Leon Penman, 20, in Bedford in May 2024 following a trial at Luton Crown Michael Simon handed Zuco, 19, of Kimble Drive in the town, a mandatory life sentence and said he must spend 20 years in jail before parole could be heard he stabbed Mr Penman with a "hunting-style" knife bought from a website called "
A teenager got a friend to buy two knives from the website when he was 17, the court jury also found Zuco guilty of wounding Mr Penman, who was also from Bedford, with intent to cause grievous bodily harm following a previous incident in March trial heard Zuco had sold drugs to friends and that Mr Penman had convictions related to drug use and violence and had been serving a suspended prison sentence.
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