Teenagers cleared of murdering promising footballer

Brockley

Two teenagers have been cleared of murdering a promising footballer after prosecutors decided not to go ahead with a third trial. The 16 year-old boys were said to have stabbed Shaquan Fearon, 17, six times after cornering him outside a block of flats in Brockley, southeast London. Shaquan suffered a fatal gash to the leg while his friend Junior Inneh was slashed across the face and neck. The two suspects claimed they acted in self defence and did not realise…

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