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| Two jailed over boy's pool death | |
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| Two men who watched a boy drown in a water-filled pit have been jailed for five-and-a-half years. | |
| The body of Shane Owoo, 16, was recovered from Lunt Pool in Bilston, West Midlands, on 30 September 2007. | The body of Shane Owoo, 16, was recovered from Lunt Pool in Bilston, West Midlands, on 30 September 2007. |
| The court heard he had been taken to the pit by the men for a 'punishment swim' and then pelted with stones the day before his body was found. | |
| Christopher Lewis, 22, and Marvin Walker, 21, both from Wolverhampton, pleaded guilty to manslaughter. | |
| Tobias Davies, 21, of Wolverhampton, who admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm, was jailed for 12 months. | Tobias Davies, 21, of Wolverhampton, who admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm, was jailed for 12 months. |
| But he has been released as he had already served 13 months in prison on remand. | But he has been released as he had already served 13 months in prison on remand. |
| 'Weak swimmer' | |
| Lewis and Walker were told at Birmingham Crown Court they would have to serve half their sentence in custody and the other half on licence. | |
| Shane had been made to enter the pool after he had taken a bike belonging to one of the defendants, the court had heard. | |
| He had been assaulted in the street and then "escorted" to the pool by Walker and Lewis. | |
| Sticks and stones were used to stop the teenager, described by police as "not a strong swimmer", from getting out of the water. | |
| His body was recovered the next day. |