A WALTHAMSTOW teenager will be sentenced today at the Old Bailey after the murder of a devoted father.

Kieron Lawrence, 18, of no fixed address, and a 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are accused of murdering Edward Thompson on September 6, 2009.

Mr Thompson was sitting in a car in stationery traffic at the junction between Amhurst Road and Marcon Place in Hackney when he was shot dead.

The 29-year-old was driven by friends to Homerton Hospital where he later died.

Lawrence is due to be sentenced at 2pm.

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