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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Adam Everett

Family sobs in court as Ava White's murderer locked up for life

The teenager who murdered Ava White has been locked up for life with a minimum term of 13 years.

Ava, 12, died in November last year after being stabbed in the neck in Liverpool. Her 14-year-old killer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found guilty of murder in May following a trial and returned to Liverpool Crown Court for sentencing today, Monday.

Handing Boy A - who has since turned 15 - a life sentence, Justice Amanda Yip said: "Ava White was only 12 years old. She was full of character, always laughing and had lots of friends.

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