I have absolutely no idea. I hope not. Is 13 the age of criminal responsibility? It’s just awful.Will his sentence reflect that he was a child when he committed the offence?
Rikki was never going to have a wonderful life. Welland where he lived was a place where you’d not even want to drive through, let alone live.
it's 10 in EnglandI have absolutely no idea. I hope not. Is 13 the age of criminal responsibility? It’s just awful.
Hopefully he gets the book thrown at him then.it's 10 in England
I've not been able to read the details too closely as it makes me feel sick to my stomach but they should all get full life tarrif sentences. It won't happen though, and that's the problem with the justice system.Logan Mwangi murder. Mother, stepdad and youth all guilty.
he is believed to be John Cole’s ex’s child but it’s not been confirmed by the presshas it been explained who boy x is and why he was living there?
Yes it will I'm afraid. A person who is between 10-17 at th time of the crime will be sentenced as a youth offender. Starting point for a minimum term is 12 years and unless it's reported otherwise in the days to come, it was his first offence.Will his sentence reflect that he was a child when he committed the offence?
Rikki was never going to have a wonderful life. Welland where he lived was a place where you’d not even want to drive through, let alone live.
I wondered this too. I find it very hard to believe he has gone 27 years without committing other terrible offences.Poor little Rikki.
Terrifying that this man committed the crime at 13 years old and has wandered amongst us. I bet the police will be looking at other cold cases now.
His 'Mother' needs to sit down and STFU in my opinion. From what I've read she gave him an absolute dogs life and perhaps if she'd been a better Mother he wouldn't have fallen victim to that little monster.At long last. Now you can rest in justice little boy.
It's horrible. I live on a quiet, small close in a nice village and still would only have let my kids play out in the front garden when they were 6. They certainly wouldn't have been allowed away from the front of the house.It's awful reading about poor Rikki and his awful life. There were no boundaries and he was allowed to roam around the estate all hours at such a young age. He probably thought he was safe being in familiar territory. View attachment 1211514
Exactly my thoughts. He killed at 13. He got away with it for years. He must have thought hey I did it I’m so clever it was so easy. I don’t think such a callous individual would stop.I wondered about this too... I mean how likely is it that he murdered a child when he was just 13 and then never committed another crime? Possibly I've watched too much Criminal Minds/ CSI but someone like that doesn't usually give up after the first timeEither they've not been caught for anything else or get sent to prison for a subsequent offence, which is what happened in the Clare Tiltman case - her killer was finally convicted after 21 years, but he'd been in prison for another offence for nearly 20 of those.
Poor Rikki, he had a pretty awful life from what I've read
Not in the media but you can work out the connection if you profile hop on Facebook.has it been explained who boy x is and why he was living there?
That case is more than heartbreakingNot in the media but you can work out the connection if you profile hop on Facebook.
I’m sure I read that he is the boyfriends stepsonNot so far.
If I remember righty it changed to 10 following Jamie Bulger's murder, but either way it was 10 when he killed Rikki.Hopefully he gets the book thrown at him then.
Yes it will I'm afraid. A person who is between 10-17 at th time of the crime will be sentenced as a youth offender. Starting point for a minimum term is 12 years and unless it's reported otherwise in the days to come, it was his first offence.
Oh I'm sure. He was apparently implicated in a sexually motive attack a year before Rikki, but when I say first offence, I mean he has no actual previous criminal convictions that we know of that would be taken into consideration when sentencing.He was on licence at the time of his arrest for this offence & had breached his licence by fleeing to Portugal(I think), so Rikki’s murder might be his first offence but won’t be his only one.
Yeah I could be wrong. It might even been back to Mary Bell times. I know there was some debate about it being 13 at one time. Maybe some do-gooder tried to change it.I think the law of convicting at 10 is really old , I vaguely remember learning something at school about it(maybe wrong though)
This was so interesting to read and so depressing so thankyou for posting. Ide be interested to know more about the dads upbringing. What makes someone be so cruel? He could of had such a Nice life with a family that adored him but chose to dominate and be violent etc .. it just boggles the mind. The psychology behind the mum is so hard to comprehend too. I wonder if she has woken up to the type of man she is really infatuated by yet. I couldn't find any prison updates. Its so tragic to think about how frightened those little girls must have been day to day, I bet the grandparents are completely tormented.
This is quite harrowing reading about Ellie and her younger sister. The mother was completely besotted by the father despite the violence towards her and her daughters. Even after he killed Ellie and the evidence was clear, she was still visiting him in prison and blowing him kisses in court. The saddest part now is that the little sister is deeply traumatised and the maternal grandparents who had raised Ellie don’t feel they can be her carers or even see her, they too have been so affected. The father was an evil bastard. The mother was delusional. Those poor girls and the poor grandparents.
I just searched their names on there and also had a look at comments on the local newspaper pages. This was a while ago though so they probably have been deleted now.That case is more than heartbreakingonly read snippets dread to think the full details.
How did you see on Facebook? I can't find anything, I think I remember looking at their profile when it was first in the media but looks like they've deleted them now
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