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A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a man outside his home in front of his young family.

Bradley Tucker, 18, shot Peter Woodhams in Canning Town, east London, last year in the “final chapter” of a bullying campaign, the Old Bailey heard.

A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was cleared of murdering 22-year-old Mr Woodhams.

Tucker, of Canning Town, had denied murder in the Old Bailey trial and said he only meant to scare his victim.

Mr Woodhams’s fiancee Jane Bowden burst into tears as the verdict was read out in court.

The shooting, in August 2006, came seven months after another incident when Mr Woodhams was stabbed in the neck and slashed across the face.

A group of youths had tormented Mr Woodhams since the stabbing and he had told police: “This has had a dramatic effect on my life. I can’t go out anymore because I am scared.”

Nine police officers are now facing a misconduct inquiry after claims they did not carry out a detailed enough investigation into the incident.

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