The two youths were found guilty in July. Now the sentence has been announced.
Reading – Two teenagers have been behind bars for a long time in England for the murder of a 13-year-old boy. A court in Reading City sentenced the 14-year-old teenagers on Friday to 13 and 12 years in prison in a juvenile offender facility.
Together with a 14-year-old girl, they lured the boy into an ambush in a city park near London. One of the convicts was 13 years old at the time of the crime.
The two boys had already been found guilty at the end of July. The girl was sentenced to three years and two months youth imprisonment for manslaughter and cover-up.
The January 3rd act highlighted the widespread knife violence among youth in Britain. Almost every week there are reports of teenagers being stabbed by other teenagers. Drugs or gang crime often play a role in this.
In this case, the perpetrators had “trouble” with the victim, there was no more detailed information on the motive. The girl is said to have called any violence against the 13-year-old “karma”. dpa
