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| Solicitor's knife killers jailed | |
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| The killers of a City lawyer have been jailed for life after stabbing him to death during a mugging. | |
| Donnel Carty, 19, received 21 years and Delano Brown, 18, was given 17 years at the Old Bailey. | |
| Tom ap Rhys Pryce, 31, was stabbed twice in the chest in Kensal Green in north-west London in January. | |
| A statement from his fiancee, Adele Eastman, 32, was read to the judge and in which she spoke of her "absolute devastation" at his murder. | |
| She said: "In a matter of seconds wedding plans and a future together had changed to funeral plans and a lifetime apart." | She said: "In a matter of seconds wedding plans and a future together had changed to funeral plans and a lifetime apart." |
| Carty and Brown were convicted on Monday after a three-week trial at the Old Bailey. | Carty and Brown were convicted on Monday after a three-week trial at the Old Bailey. |
| Lawyers read the victim impact statement from Ms Eastman before the two men, from Sudbury Hill, were sentenced. | |
| Trail of blood | Trail of blood |
| Ms Eastman, who is also a solicitor, is unable to read the statement herself, as the crime happened prior to the introduction of new laws allowing victims to make a statement in court. | Ms Eastman, who is also a solicitor, is unable to read the statement herself, as the crime happened prior to the introduction of new laws allowing victims to make a statement in court. |
| During the trial, jurors heard Mr ap Rhys Pryce was walking home from Kensal Green Tube station at about 2300 GMT when he was attacked. | During the trial, jurors heard Mr ap Rhys Pryce was walking home from Kensal Green Tube station at about 2300 GMT when he was attacked. |
| It is imperative that we stamp out the current knife culture in our cities Parents of Tom ap Rhys Pryce Killers 'fell out in prison' Prosecutors said the victim had probably fought back as the teenagers attacked him and demanded his belongings. | It is imperative that we stamp out the current knife culture in our cities Parents of Tom ap Rhys Pryce Killers 'fell out in prison' Prosecutors said the victim had probably fought back as the teenagers attacked him and demanded his belongings. |
| Officers found a trail of blood and personal items leading towards his nearby home in Bathurst Gardens, which he shared with his fiancee. | Officers found a trail of blood and personal items leading towards his nearby home in Bathurst Gardens, which he shared with his fiancee. |
| After the verdicts were announced, Mr ap Rhys Pryce's parents said their son's death "was a callous and senseless crime which has devastated the lives of his family, his fiancee and his friends". | After the verdicts were announced, Mr ap Rhys Pryce's parents said their son's death "was a callous and senseless crime which has devastated the lives of his family, his fiancee and his friends". |
| The defendants, both from Sudbury Hill in north-west London, had earlier pleaded guilty to robbery. | The defendants, both from Sudbury Hill in north-west London, had earlier pleaded guilty to robbery. |