This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/6654213.stm

The article has changed 2 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Lawyer killer's jail term raised Lawyer killer's jail term raised
(20 minutes later)
One of two men found guilty of murdering City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce during a mugging has had his minimum jail term increased.One of two men found guilty of murdering City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce during a mugging has had his minimum jail term increased.
Delano Brown, 19, had his tariff of 17 years increased to 20 by the Court of Appeal on Monday. The Court of Appeal ruled the 17-year term handed to Delano Brown, 19, was "unduly lenient" and raised it to 20.
Donnel Carty, was given a 21-year minimum term when the pair were sentenced last November. But the 21-year minimum tariff imposed on Donnel Carty, 19, in November, was found to be "perfectly appropriate".
Tom ap Rhys Pryce, 31, was stabbed twice in the chest in Kensal Green, north-west London, in January 2006. Mr ap Rhys Pryce was stabbed twice in the chest in Kensal Green, north-west London, in January 2006.
Trail of blood The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips, sitting with two other judges, passed the judgement on Monday.
Carty and Brown were convicted after a three-week trial at the Old Bailey. Mr ap Rhys Pryce was stabbed twice in the chest
During the trial, jurors heard Mr ap Rhys Pryce was walking home from Kensal Green Tube station at about 2300 GMT when he was attacked. They had been asked to review the case by the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith QC, who considered the terms did not sufficiently reflect the "very serious nature" of the case.
Submissions, made on behalf of Carty and Brown, that their sentences were too long were rejected.
The two men were convicted of murdering the 31-year-old after a three-week trial at the Old Bailey in November last year.
During the trial, jurors heard Mr ap Rhys Pryce was walking home from Kensal Green Tube station when he was attacked late at night on 12 January 2006.
Prosecutors said the victim had probably fought back as the teenagers attacked him and demanded his belongings.Prosecutors said the victim had probably fought back as the teenagers attacked him and demanded his belongings.
Officers found a trail of blood and personal items leading towards his nearby home in Bathurst Gardens, which he shared with his fiancee.Officers found a trail of blood and personal items leading towards his nearby home in Bathurst Gardens, which he shared with his fiancee.