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| Schoolboy's killers facing life | Schoolboy's killers facing life |
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| Three men found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Ben Kinsella are due to be sentenced at the Old Bailey later. | Three men found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Ben Kinsella are due to be sentenced at the Old Bailey later. |
| Ben, the brother of EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella, was stabbed 11 times after a row in a north London bar. | Ben, the brother of EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella, was stabbed 11 times after a row in a north London bar. |
| Michael Alleyne, 18, Juress Kika, 19, and Jade Braithwaite, 20, all from London, face mandatory life sentences. | Michael Alleyne, 18, Juress Kika, 19, and Jade Braithwaite, 20, all from London, face mandatory life sentences. |
| After their conviction on Thursday, Ben's father George said he hoped their sentences would "reflect the brutality that was inflicted on our son". | After their conviction on Thursday, Ben's father George said he hoped their sentences would "reflect the brutality that was inflicted on our son". |
| Minimum tariffs | Minimum tariffs |
| It will be up to the Common Serjeant of London, Judge Brian Barker QC, to set the minimum tariffs they must serve before being considered for release. | It will be up to the Common Serjeant of London, Judge Brian Barker QC, to set the minimum tariffs they must serve before being considered for release. |
| The trial heard Ben was running away from the fight in Islington when he was attacked on 29 June last year. | The trial heard Ben was running away from the fight in Islington when he was attacked on 29 June last year. |
| Our son's only crime was to be the last one, running away, from those animals George Kinsella | Our son's only crime was to be the last one, running away, from those animals George Kinsella |
| He had been at the bar with friends to celebrate the end of their GCSE exams. | He had been at the bar with friends to celebrate the end of their GCSE exams. |
| The court heard he was stabbed in revenge for a claim that Braithwaite had earlier been "disrespected". | The court heard he was stabbed in revenge for a claim that Braithwaite had earlier been "disrespected". |
| Although the confrontation in the bar had nothing to do with him, Ben was chased along the street with other youngsters - and was attacked and stabbed to death when he stopped running. | Although the confrontation in the bar had nothing to do with him, Ben was chased along the street with other youngsters - and was attacked and stabbed to death when he stopped running. |
| The defendants had admitted punching him but each denied being responsible for stabbing him. | The defendants had admitted punching him but each denied being responsible for stabbing him. |
| Ben's family said walking away from trouble had "cost him his life". | Ben's family said walking away from trouble had "cost him his life". |
| Speaking outside court, Ben's father George, 49, said: "Almost one year ago, our precious gentle son, Ben was brutally murdered on the streets of London. | Speaking outside court, Ben's father George, 49, said: "Almost one year ago, our precious gentle son, Ben was brutally murdered on the streets of London. |
| "How many more families will have to stand outside the Old Bailey to get justice for their child? | |
| "Our son's only crime was to be the last one, running away, from those animals. | "Our son's only crime was to be the last one, running away, from those animals. |
| "Knife crime is now sadly embedded in the very heart of Great Britain. Parents live in fear until their children are safely home. | "Knife crime is now sadly embedded in the very heart of Great Britain. Parents live in fear until their children are safely home. |
| "It can be for a wrong word, a wrong look, or a wrong post code ... in Ben's case it was simply nothing to do with him at all. | |
| "We are happy with the verdict given and really hope that the sentencing will reflect the brutality that was inflicted on our son." | "We are happy with the verdict given and really hope that the sentencing will reflect the brutality that was inflicted on our son." |
| Previous convictions | Previous convictions |
| Ben's sister Brooke said: "There is never going to be enough justice but we have got it now." | Ben's sister Brooke said: "There is never going to be enough justice but we have got it now." |
| Ben's mother Deborah Kinsella had earlier told the trial judge her son's life was "cruelly" taken. | Ben's mother Deborah Kinsella had earlier told the trial judge her son's life was "cruelly" taken. |
| Ben Kinsella was stabbed 11 times in five seconds | Ben Kinsella was stabbed 11 times in five seconds |
| She said: "We had brought Ben up to always walk away from trouble. This sadly cost him his life." | She said: "We had brought Ben up to always walk away from trouble. This sadly cost him his life." |
| After the verdicts, it emerged Kika had been on the run from police following a robbery in which a man was stabbed nine days before Ben's death. | After the verdicts, it emerged Kika had been on the run from police following a robbery in which a man was stabbed nine days before Ben's death. |
| He had convictions for cannabis possession, robbery, affray and for restricting or obstructing a constable while Braithwaite had been given a community order for an attempted robbery. | He had convictions for cannabis possession, robbery, affray and for restricting or obstructing a constable while Braithwaite had been given a community order for an attempted robbery. |
| Alleyne was being supervised by the local youth offending team as part of an 18-month detention and training order for drug dealing. | Alleyne was being supervised by the local youth offending team as part of an 18-month detention and training order for drug dealing. |
| He was a convicted cocaine and heroin dealer and also had convictions for robbery and possession of cannabis. | He was a convicted cocaine and heroin dealer and also had convictions for robbery and possession of cannabis. |
| He had been released three months earlier after serving half the sentence in a detention centre. | He had been released three months earlier after serving half the sentence in a detention centre. |
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| George Kinsella: 'We hope that the sentencing will reflect the brutality that was inflicted on our son' | George Kinsella: 'We hope that the sentencing will reflect the brutality that was inflicted on our son' |