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'What life I have now isn't worth living until I see my son again': Mother of murdered boy speaks

The mother of murdered teenager Terrell Marshall-Williams has spoken of the pain she feels every day without her son and how she often feels life isn't worth living anymore.

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Leigha Marshall broke down in court in front of her son's killers as she read a victim statement on the day they were sentenced for Terrell's murder.

Terrell Marshall-Williams. Photo: West Midlands Police

The 16-year-old was was stabbed eight times with a 'Rambo style' knife at the flat in Warnford Walk, Merry Hill, on September 18 last year and died of his injuries.

Flowers were left on a tree at the entrance to Warnford Walk at the junction of Fareham Crescent
WOLVERHAMPTON COPYRIGHT SHROPSHIRE STAR STEVE LEATH 19/09/2023..Pics , Merry Hill, Wolverhampton Fareham Crescent, scene of a stabbing, possible murder..

His killers Omari Lauder, aged 24, of Wolverhampton Street, in Darlaston, and Mpho Obi, aged 23, of Strathfield Walk, Merry Hill, in Wolverhampton were both found guilty of his murder and will serve a combined minimum term of 50 years.

WOLVERHAMPTON COPYRIGHT SHROPSHIRE STAR STEVE LEATH 19/09/2023..Pics , Merry Hill, Wolverhampton Fareham Crescent, scene of a stabbing, possible murder..

As well as being in emotional turmoil from the killing of her son, Mrs Marshall says she suffers from constant headaches and exhaustion, and every morning she wakes up she feels aching pains of longing for her son.