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| Jail for 'honey trap' murderer | Jail for 'honey trap' murderer |
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| A girl must serve at least 10 years in prison for the murder of a 16-year-old boy who was lured to his death in south London in a "honey trap plot". | A girl must serve at least 10 years in prison for the murder of a 16-year-old boy who was lured to his death in south London in a "honey trap plot". |
| Samantha Joseph, 17, lured Shakilus Townsend to a waiting gang, which included her ex-boyfriend Danny McLean. | Samantha Joseph, 17, lured Shakilus Townsend to a waiting gang, which included her ex-boyfriend Danny McLean. |
| Shakilus, from Deptford, south-east London, was stabbed in Thornton Heath in July 2008, the Old Bailey heard. | Shakilus, from Deptford, south-east London, was stabbed in Thornton Heath in July 2008, the Old Bailey heard. |
| Six other teenagers, including McLean, were found guilty of the murder and jailed for between 12 and 15 years. | Six other teenagers, including McLean, were found guilty of the murder and jailed for between 12 and 15 years. |
| Brothers Tyrell Ellis, 19, and Don-Carlos Ellis, 18, from Thornton Heath, were convicted of murder, together with Andrew Johnson-Haynes, 18, from Croydon, south London, Andre Thompson, 17, from Norwood, south east London, and Michael Akinfenwa, 18, from Norwood. | Brothers Tyrell Ellis, 19, and Don-Carlos Ellis, 18, from Thornton Heath, were convicted of murder, together with Andrew Johnson-Haynes, 18, from Croydon, south London, Andre Thompson, 17, from Norwood, south east London, and Michael Akinfenwa, 18, from Norwood. |
| I have been robbed of a very rare and precious gem Nicola Dyer Shakilus Townsend's mother Honey-trap 'lies' | I have been robbed of a very rare and precious gem Nicola Dyer Shakilus Townsend's mother Honey-trap 'lies' |
| McLean, 18, from Thornton Heath, was ordered to serve a minimum 15 years' detention while Thompson was given a minimum term of 14 years. | McLean, 18, from Thornton Heath, was ordered to serve a minimum 15 years' detention while Thompson was given a minimum term of 14 years. |
| Meanwhile the Ellis brothers and Akinfenwa were given minimum 12-year sentences. | Meanwhile the Ellis brothers and Akinfenwa were given minimum 12-year sentences. |
| Johnson-Haynes, a former public schoolboy and London Irish rugby player, was also ordered to serve a minimum 12-year term. | Johnson-Haynes, a former public schoolboy and London Irish rugby player, was also ordered to serve a minimum 12-year term. |
| Shakilus, who was "smitten" by Joseph and saw her as his "future wife", was taken to the cul-de-sac where he was attacked with a baseball bat and stabbed several times, including in the chest and liver. | Shakilus, who was "smitten" by Joseph and saw her as his "future wife", was taken to the cul-de-sac where he was attacked with a baseball bat and stabbed several times, including in the chest and liver. |
| Brian Altman QC, prosecuting, said Joseph, then aged 16, "set up the hapless Shakilus Townsend in a honey trap with a lethal and tragic twist". | Brian Altman QC, prosecuting, said Joseph, then aged 16, "set up the hapless Shakilus Townsend in a honey trap with a lethal and tragic twist". |
| Samantha Joseph led Shakilus to the gang, who were masked and hooded | |
| Judge Richard Hawkins told the gang: "You left him to die a lonely death, crying for his mother." | Judge Richard Hawkins told the gang: "You left him to die a lonely death, crying for his mother." |
| In a victim impact statement, Shakilus's mother Nicola Dyer, 34, said: "My feelings about Shaki's death are a mixture of ever-changing emotions that neither words nor tears can explain. | In a victim impact statement, Shakilus's mother Nicola Dyer, 34, said: "My feelings about Shaki's death are a mixture of ever-changing emotions that neither words nor tears can explain. |
| "I have been robbed of a very rare and precious gem. He was loved, cherished and needed." | "I have been robbed of a very rare and precious gem. He was loved, cherished and needed." |
| She added: "I am unable to understand why these youngsters felt that they needed to use the brutality they did, which, in turn, resulted in my son's life coming to a tragic and abrupt end." | She added: "I am unable to understand why these youngsters felt that they needed to use the brutality they did, which, in turn, resulted in my son's life coming to a tragic and abrupt end." |
| Ms Dyer said she was "consumed in anger" by seeing the defendants "laughing among themselves". | Ms Dyer said she was "consumed in anger" by seeing the defendants "laughing among themselves". |
| She added: "The reality that these young people with no souls had such a disregard for life that they deliberately conspired to use manipulation to cause nothing short of destruction is absolutely soul-destroying for me. | She added: "The reality that these young people with no souls had such a disregard for life that they deliberately conspired to use manipulation to cause nothing short of destruction is absolutely soul-destroying for me. |
| "I may forgive them one day, but not today." | "I may forgive them one day, but not today." |