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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Callum Parke

Shawn Seesahai’s family says ‘justice served’ after killers’ sentences increased

Shawn Seesahai (West Midlands Police/PA) - (PA Media)

The family of Shawn Seesahai has said that “justice has been served” after the Court of Appeal increased the sentences of his two murderers, believed to be the UK’s youngest knife killers.

Three judges ruled on Thursday that the eight-and-a-half year minimum terms of the life sentences given to two boys, who are both now 13, were “unduly lenient” and increased them to 10 years.

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