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Leon Bangura Jailed for Life for Norwich County Lines Murder

The judge said the stabbing was a robbery-for-gain tied to rival drug lines.

Overview

  • The life sentence set Thursday at Norwich Crown Court carries a minimum term of 29 years and 153 days.
  • Police released a photo of the serrated 18.8cm Rambo-style knife they say he used, which they seized when they arrested him.
  • Prosecutors said he stabbed 19-year-old Kalvin Taylor during a two-minute raid on a Lefroy Road flat linked to rival county lines gangs.
  • Officers arrested Bangura on September 25 at a Sweetbriar Road garage and found heroin, cocaine and the knife on him.
  • Jurors rejected his self-defence claim in January, and several co-defendants were acquitted during the trial.