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A Texas teenager accused of fatally stabbing one of his peers at a high school athletics event in the Dallas area was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The racially polarising trial of Karmelo Anthony over the April 2025 death of Austin Metcalf drew national attention, sparking a debate about self-defence and school safety. Both were 17 at the time of the incident.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors argued that Anthony threatened Metcalf before he intentionally killed him, while defence lawyers argued that Anthony was acting in self-defence.<\/p>\n
Anthony was sentenced to 35 years in prison.<\/p>\n
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The young men were at a secondary school track meet when the incident happened.<\/p>\n
Metcalf\u2019s death was the result of a dispute that escalated between the two rival secondary schools, according to police reports.<\/p>\n
Students testified at the trial about the heated exchange between the two, describing a rainy day on which Anthony refused to leave a tent that belonged to Metcalf\u2019s team.<\/p>\n
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Though Anthony was 17 at the time of the murder on 2 April 2025, under Texas law, he was able to be charged as an adult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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