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A teenager may have shot his childhood friend in the head when the gun went off “inadvertently” before he fatally shot himself , an inquest has heard. Jaydon Beckford, 17, was found dead near a canal in Birmingham on November 10 last year, five days after he was believed to have shot his friend Diego Henry, 16, who died in hospital on November 7. An inquest into the death of Diego, who was described by his mother Donna Johnson as having an “infectious laugh that would light up the room”, heard today, Monday, June 24, that the pair had known each other since primary school and were good friends.

They had been with another friend at the home Jaydon shared with his mother in Lighthorne Avenue, Ladywood, on November 5 when Diego was shot in the left side of his head. In a statement, Jaydon’s mother Leah Hussain described Diego, from Hockley, as a “beautiful boy” who, on arriving at their home that morning, had given her a hug and said “hello auntie” before he went into the lounge with Jaydon and the other friend. She said she heard them laughing and chatting in the lounge before she fell asleep and was later woken by a bang at around 12.



30pm. READ MORE: Young woman and dog killed in crash tragedy She said she initially thought it may have been a neighbour setting off a firework until she heard the other friend shout “phone an ambulance”. Ms Hussain described walking into the living room in the maisonette and seeing Diego slumped in a chair, while the other f.

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