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| Solicitor's knife killers jailed | 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. | 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 as minimum terms at the Old Bailey. | Donnel Carty, 19, received 21 years and Delano Brown, 18, was given 17 years as minimum terms at the Old Bailey. |
| Tom ap Rhys Pryce, 31, was stabbed twice in the chest in Kensal Green in north-west London in January. | 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, in which she spoke of her "absolute devastation" at his murder. | A statement from his fiancee, Adele Eastman, 32, was read to the judge, 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." |
| It is imperative that we stamp out the current knife culture in our cities Parents of Tom ap Rhys Pryce In full: Victim Impact Statement | |
| 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. | Lawyers read the victim impact statement from Ms Eastman before the two men, from Sudbury Hill, were sentenced. |
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| 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. |