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| Olly Stephens: Three teenagers detained over boy's stabbing death | Olly Stephens: Three teenagers detained over boy's stabbing death |
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| Olly Stephens was stabbed to death in Emmer Green in Reading | Olly Stephens was stabbed to death in Emmer Green in Reading |
| Three teenagers who killed a 13-year-old boy over a social media row have been sentenced to custody in young offenders institutions. | Three teenagers who killed a 13-year-old boy over a social media row have been sentenced to custody in young offenders institutions. |
| A girl lured Olly Stephens to a field in Reading, Berkshire, where two boys lying in wait stabbed him to death. | A girl lured Olly Stephens to a field in Reading, Berkshire, where two boys lying in wait stabbed him to death. |
| The boys, aged 14, were found guilty of murder following a trial at Reading Crown Court. One was sentenced to 13 years and the other to 12 years. | The boys, aged 14, were found guilty of murder following a trial at Reading Crown Court. One was sentenced to 13 years and the other to 12 years. |
| The girl, 14, admitted manslaughter and was given three years and two months. | The girl, 14, admitted manslaughter and was given three years and two months. |
| None of them can be identified for legal reasons. | None of them can be identified for legal reasons. |
| Olly was filmed checking his phone as he left his house for the final time | Olly was filmed checking his phone as he left his house for the final time |
| Judge Heather Norton told the three teenagers: "Whatever part each of you played - great or small - what you did that day was utterly cruel and totally pointless. | |
| "You have taken one life, damaged your own futures and you have caused so much pain to so many people. | |
| "The effects of what you did will stay with you and with Olly's family forever." | |
| The judge added that the sentences would seem "unbearably short" to Olly's family, but "unbearably long" for the defendants. | |
| Olly's parents have described their "disbelief" after the fatal attack | |
| Olly's killers believed he "grassed" on them to the brother of a boy they had mocked in a social media group chat, the trial heard. | Olly's killers believed he "grassed" on them to the brother of a boy they had mocked in a social media group chat, the trial heard. |
| Voice notes and text messages were presented to the jury in which the boys talked about taking revenge. | Voice notes and text messages were presented to the jury in which the boys talked about taking revenge. |
| "He's actually getting banged when I see him," one message said. | "He's actually getting banged when I see him," one message said. |
| Another added: "I actually hate the kid with a passion, like if I was to see him right now I'll probably end up killing him or something." | Another added: "I actually hate the kid with a passion, like if I was to see him right now I'll probably end up killing him or something." |
| Olly's death prompted a major police investigation at Bugs Bottom fields | |
| The girl was recruited to lure Olly to Bugs Bottom fields, near his home in Emmer Green, as part of a "set-up", the jury was told. | The girl was recruited to lure Olly to Bugs Bottom fields, near his home in Emmer Green, as part of a "set-up", the jury was told. |
| She suggested in messages exchanged before the killing that he deserved what was coming, describing it as "karma", the court heard. | She suggested in messages exchanged before the killing that he deserved what was coming, describing it as "karma", the court heard. |
| Olly was filmed on a doorbell camera leaving his family home for the last time, looking at his phone as he walked to meet the girl. | Olly was filmed on a doorbell camera leaving his family home for the last time, looking at his phone as he walked to meet the girl. |
| He was stabbed twice when he arrived - one blade penetrated 17cm (6.5in) into his back, and another wound in his chest was 9cm (3.5in) deep, the jury heard. | He was stabbed twice when he arrived - one blade penetrated 17cm (6.5in) into his back, and another wound in his chest was 9cm (3.5in) deep, the jury heard. |
| Videos of the defendants showing off knives were found on their phones | |
| Olly's parents have described receiving a knock on the door to tell them Olly had been stabbed. | Olly's parents have described receiving a knock on the door to tell them Olly had been stabbed. |
| They both rushed to the fields where they found their fatally injured son receiving CPR. | They both rushed to the fields where they found their fatally injured son receiving CPR. |
| "The thing that sticks in my mind is when I went up to the field and everybody turned round - the horror was just written all over their faces," said Stuart Stephens, Olly's father. | "The thing that sticks in my mind is when I went up to the field and everybody turned round - the horror was just written all over their faces," said Stuart Stephens, Olly's father. |
| Mr Stephens said he believed "social media has a lot to answer for" and claimed "it played a massive part in Olly's death". | Mr Stephens said he believed "social media has a lot to answer for" and claimed "it played a massive part in Olly's death". |
| 'Big heart' | |
| He also criticised the "gangster mentality" of the killers who he said must have felt like they "were in a video game". | |
| Paying tribute to Olly, he said: "He had such a big heart - he was very generous, very loving, very caring." | |
| He added: "He was very deep - he had a brain way beyond his years. He was like an old man in a boy's body - he was really funny. | |
| "We're sad for the man he won't be." | |
| Both boys were also convicted of perverting the course of justice. | |
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