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The killers of Kodjo Yenga- the teenager who spoke to MTV News about knife crime just months before his murder- have been sentenced today.

Two boys aged just 14 and 17 were handed life sentences- a minimum of 15 years- for viciously stabbing Kodjo in the heart in March 2007.

Yenga appeared in an MTV special about youth issues filmed in July 2006 and told us:

“Most young men and girls I know carry knives around for protection… to threaten others.”

Kodjo continued: “I don’t think it’s a good idea to carry knives around.. I wouldn’t because I’m not in that type of situation.”

Three other teenagers were convicted of manslaughter and given 10 year prison sentences for the crime- which took place in Hammersmith, London.