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| Aaron Barley: Sentence increased for mum and son killer | Aaron Barley: Sentence increased for mum and son killer |
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| The sentence of a homeless man who murdered a mother and son who took him in has been increased by the Court of Appeal. | The sentence of a homeless man who murdered a mother and son who took him in has been increased by the Court of Appeal. |
| Aaron Barley, 24, was jailed for life in October, with a minimum term of 30 years, for killing Tracey Wilkinson, 50, and her 13-year-old son Pierce at their home in Stourbridge. | Aaron Barley, 24, was jailed for life in October, with a minimum term of 30 years, for killing Tracey Wilkinson, 50, and her 13-year-old son Pierce at their home in Stourbridge. |
| He was also convicted of the attempted murder of Peter Wilkinson, 47. | He was also convicted of the attempted murder of Peter Wilkinson, 47. |
| He will now serve a minimum of 34 years and 178 days. | He will now serve a minimum of 34 years and 178 days. |
| Barley stabbed Mrs Wilkinson six times in her bed in the March attack, before murdering her son Pierce in his room. | |
| He then stabbed Peter Wilkinson a number of times as he returned from walking the family dog. | |
| Barley was taken in by the family after Mrs Wilkinson found him sleeping rough outside a supermarket in 2016. | |
| He told police his only regret was that he did not succeed in killing Mr Wilkinson. | He told police his only regret was that he did not succeed in killing Mr Wilkinson. |
| Passing sentence in October, Mrs Justice Carr told Barley she did not impose a whole-life tariff "principally because of your youth". | |
| But on Thursday, solicitor general Robert Buckland told the Court of Appeal that Barley's 30-year sentenced was insufficient in "this most exceptional and grave case". | |
| Barley appeared via videolink from prison as it was agreed by three judges to increase his sentence. | |
| Mr Wilkinson and his daughter Lydia, who had been away at university at the time of the attack, were in court. |