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Smethwick mosque murder: Two teenagers appear in court accused of stabbing of 18-year-old Zeshan Afzal

Two teenagers have appeared at Wolverhampton Magistrates Court accused of the murder of a teenager near a Smethwick mosque.

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By Paul Jenkins
Published 4 hours ago
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Zeshan Afzal died near the Masjid Mosque on Oldbury Road on Friday, February 20 after being found with stab wounds.

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