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| Two jailed over boy's pool death | Two jailed over boy's pool death |
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| Two men who forced a boy into a flooded clay pit and watched him drown have been jailed for five-and-a-half years. | Two men who forced a boy into a flooded clay pit and watched him drown 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 that Shane had been "frogmarched" down to the pool and pelted with stones the day before his body was found. | The court heard that Shane had been "frogmarched" down to the pool and pelted with stones the day before his body was found. |
| Christopher Lewis, 22, and Marvin Walker, 21, both from Wolverhampton, pleaded guilty to manslaughter. | Christopher Lewis, 22, and Marvin Walker, 21, both from Wolverhampton, pleaded guilty to manslaughter. |
| 'Terrifying ordeal' | |
| 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 was released immediately as he had already served 13 months in prison on remand. | But he was released immediately as he had already served 13 months in prison on remand. |
| Sentencing the three men, Judge Peter Coulson described the crime as "extraordinarily callous behaviour". | |
| "This was a long and terrifying ordeal, deliberately inflicted on Shane Owoo," he said. | |
| 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. | 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 was in that water...Nobody helped him get out and as a result he died Det Insp Simon Richards | |
| Shane had been made to enter the pool after he had taken a bike belonging to one of the defendants, the police said at the time. | Shane had been made to enter the pool after he had taken a bike belonging to one of the defendants, the police said at the time. |
| 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. | |
| Det Insp Simon Richards said outside the court that it was a "dreadful crime". | |
| "A 16-year-old boy lost his life as a direct result of three men and their behaviour," he said. | |
| "The judge talked about it being an horrific crime and people standing around and nobody going in to that water to help Shane - those are the facts of the case. | |
| "Shane was in that water. Nobody helped him get out and as a result he died." |