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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) published a statement on the sentencing of Zephaniah McLeod, who stabbed eight people in Birmingham city centre, killing one and injuring the other seven. McLeod was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 21 years and will be detained in a high-security hospital after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, four charges of attempted murder and three charges of wounding with intent at Birmingham Crown Court. The CPS accepted his plea.
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