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| Boy detained for Briton's murder | Boy detained for Briton's murder |
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| A 15-year-old boy has been detained for murdering an aspiring British politician in Washington DC. | A 15-year-old boy has been detained for murdering an aspiring British politician in Washington DC. |
| He had pleaded guilty to juvenile charges of murdering Alan Senitt, of Pinner, north-west London. | |
| Mr Senitt, 27, had his throat slashed as he escorted a woman friend home in the city's Georgetown area in July. | |
| The teenager, who also admitted to armed robbery and theft charges, was sentenced to juvenile custody until he is 21, at Columbia's Superior Court. | The teenager, who also admitted to armed robbery and theft charges, was sentenced to juvenile custody until he is 21, at Columbia's Superior Court. |
| During the sentencing hearing, letters written by his parents Jack and Karen Senitt were read out. | During the sentencing hearing, letters written by his parents Jack and Karen Senitt were read out. |
| There wasn't even any time to tell him how much we loved him, how proud we were of him Parents Jack and Karen Senitt | There wasn't even any time to tell him how much we loved him, how proud we were of him Parents Jack and Karen Senitt |
| "Every night we go to sleep hoping that it is all a nightmare and every day we awake to the same horror and the same pain," they wrote. | "Every night we go to sleep hoping that it is all a nightmare and every day we awake to the same horror and the same pain," they wrote. |
| "There wasn't even any time to tell him how much we loved him, how proud we were of him. | "There wasn't even any time to tell him how much we loved him, how proud we were of him. |
| "No time to hold him in his moment of greatest need. No time to kiss him and say goodbye." | "No time to hold him in his moment of greatest need. No time to kiss him and say goodbye." |
| Mr Senitt's girlfriend, Linda Kawalsky, wrote she had planned to move to London early next year to be with him. | Mr Senitt's girlfriend, Linda Kawalsky, wrote she had planned to move to London early next year to be with him. |
| Presidential campaign | Presidential campaign |
| "But since he was robbed of his life, I can barely look to tomorrow," she said. | "But since he was robbed of his life, I can barely look to tomorrow," she said. |
| Mr Senitt had just finished the first year of a two-year masters degree in international and diplomatic studies and had already established himself as a political activist. | Mr Senitt had just finished the first year of a two-year masters degree in international and diplomatic studies and had already established himself as a political activist. |
| He was working as a volunteer for the potential presidential campaign of former Virginia governor Mark Warner. | He was working as a volunteer for the potential presidential campaign of former Virginia governor Mark Warner. |
| He had stood as a Labour councillor in the Edgware ward in north London. | He had stood as a Labour councillor in the Edgware ward in north London. |
| Three adults, Christopher Piper, 26, Jeffrey Rice, 23, and Olivia Miles, 27, will also be put on trial for his murder. | Three adults, Christopher Piper, 26, Jeffrey Rice, 23, and Olivia Miles, 27, will also be put on trial for his murder. |