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| A teenager who fatally stabbed an Army cadet outside a Liverpool youth club has been jailed for at least 17 years. | A teenager who fatally stabbed an Army cadet outside a Liverpool youth club has been jailed for at least 17 years. |
| James Moore, 17, of Silvester Street, Vauxhall, was one of a gang of 10 who attacked Joseph Lappin, 16. | James Moore, 17, of Silvester Street, Vauxhall, was one of a gang of 10 who attacked Joseph Lappin, 16. |
| The gang attacked Joseph and his friends outside the club in the Everton area of the city in 2008. | |
| Moore admitted murder and nine other gang members admitted conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm at Liverpool Crown Court. | |
| Justice Henriques said Moore must serve at least 17 year behind bars before being considered for parole. | |
| Joseph Lappin was with friends when he was attacked | |
| The others are due to be sentenced later. | The others are due to be sentenced later. |
| The court heard that Moore had been given an anti-social behaviour order in 2007 for terrorising his neighbours but had "repeatedly" breached it. | |
| Neil Flewitt QC, prosecuting, told the court Moore smashed car windows with golf balls and abused people in the street. | |
| In October 2008, Joseph and his friends Callum Naden and Greg Harold, both 17, had gone to the club to see a band perform. | |
| They were confronted by Moore and his gang, who were armed with batons and bottles and were looking for revenge after an earlier fight between their associates and rivals. |