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Two teenage killers detained for life for murdering innocent boys in Bristol

Mrs Justice May said the youths had caused great pain to the families of Max Dixon and Mason Rist.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024

‘Justice served’ as 12-year-old killers have jailtime increased

The two boys were 12 years old when they savagely attacked Shawn Seesahai, 19, with a machete in a Wolverhampton park

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024

Sister of teenager murdered in case of mistaken identity brings ashes and hair to killers’ sentencing

Chloe Rist demanded the killers of her brother, Mason Rist, never forget him as she read out a powerful statement to them during a sentencing hearing at Bristol Crown Court

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024

UK’s ‘youngest knife killers’ have murder sentences increased at Court of Appeal

The two boys became the youngest defendants convicted of murder since the killers of James Bulger in 1993.

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024

Middle East latest: Israeli defense minister warns Yemen's Houthi rebels

Israel’s defense minister said Thursday the country would “not allow the continuation” of shooting from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, hours after Israel launched heavy airstrikes on rebel sites

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024

Man accused in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing expected to appear at hearing on extradition to New York

The suspect charged with shooting to death a health insurance company chief executive on a Manhattan street is being taken to hearings on related Pennsylvania criminal charges and efforts to extradite him to New York

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024

Oklahoma prepares to perform the nation's 25th and final execution of 2024

Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man who killed a 10-year-old girl in 2006

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024

Former Uvalde schools police chief who asked for charges to be dropped returns to court

The former schools police chief in Uvalde, Texas, who has asked a judge to throw out charges accusing him of failing to take action during the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, is expected back in court

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024

Four teenagers to be sentenced for murdering innocent boys in revenge attack

Max Dixon and Mason Rist were attacked in a case of mistaken identity.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024

What is the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme and what can the Court of Appeal do?

Under the scheme, any person or institution can ask for any sentence handed down in a crown court to be reviewed.

Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024