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| Jordan Watson death trio sentenced | Jordan Watson death trio sentenced |
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| A knife-obsessed man who murdered a 14-year-old boy whose girlfriend he was infatuated with has been jailed for life, along with his accomplice. | A knife-obsessed man who murdered a 14-year-old boy whose girlfriend he was infatuated with has been jailed for life, along with his accomplice. |
| George Thomson and Brahnn Finley, both 19, were both convicted of Jordan Watson's murder on Friday. | |
| The body of the teenager, who was subjected to a "brutal and sustained" attack, was found in Upperby Cemetery in Carlisle on 15 June. | |
| A third man, Daniel Johnston, was found guilty of manslaughter on Monday. | A third man, Daniel Johnston, was found guilty of manslaughter on Monday. |
| He was jailed for 10 years, while Thomson and Finley were given minimum terms of 27 and 14 years respectively. | He was jailed for 10 years, while Thomson and Finley were given minimum terms of 27 and 14 years respectively. |
| At their trial at Carlisle Crown Court, which lasted four weeks, all three men denied murder. Johnston was cleared of murder but convicted of the lesser charge. | At their trial at Carlisle Crown Court, which lasted four weeks, all three men denied murder. Johnston was cleared of murder but convicted of the lesser charge. |
| The trial heard Thomson was infatuated with Jordan's then 14-year-old girlfriend and that he would "kill anyone for her". | The trial heard Thomson was infatuated with Jordan's then 14-year-old girlfriend and that he would "kill anyone for her". |
| He was obsessed with knives and a cache of almost 70 weapons was found at his home, including a bloodstained Gurkha knife. | He was obsessed with knives and a cache of almost 70 weapons was found at his home, including a bloodstained Gurkha knife. |
| Finley and Johnston were present during the murder and there to "lend support" to Thomson, the trial heard. | Finley and Johnston were present during the murder and there to "lend support" to Thomson, the trial heard. |