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| Lewis Dale jailed for life for murdering grandmother | Lewis Dale jailed for life for murdering grandmother |
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| A teenager who murdered his grandmother and tried to kill his grandfather while high on drugs has been jailed for life. | A teenager who murdered his grandmother and tried to kill his grandfather while high on drugs has been jailed for life. |
| Lewis Dale, 17, stabbed Irene Dale, 78, and husband Allan, 80, while they were in bed at their home in Summergangs Road in Hull last April. | Lewis Dale, 17, stabbed Irene Dale, 78, and husband Allan, 80, while they were in bed at their home in Summergangs Road in Hull last April. |
| The jury at Hull Crown Court had been told how Dale behaved like the character Norman Bates from the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho. | The jury at Hull Crown Court had been told how Dale behaved like the character Norman Bates from the Alfred Hitchcock film Psycho. |
| The teenager was told he must serve a minimum term of 17 years. | The teenager was told he must serve a minimum term of 17 years. |
| Dale, who lived with his grandparents, was convicted of murder and attempted murder earlier this year. | Dale, who lived with his grandparents, was convicted of murder and attempted murder earlier this year. |
| 'Feel physically sick' | |
| The court heard that Dale attacked his grandparents, who had been married for 57 years, with a kitchen knife on 26 April. | |
| Jurors were told that he regularly used the drug mephedrone and could not remember attacking the couple. | |
| Dale's father David is standing by his son, blaming the drugs for affecting his mind, and had written to the judge before sentencing asking for leniency. | |
| Speaking afterwards, he said: "I feel physically sick and I cannot believe it. I am just so sad." | |
| Det Insp Martin Daley, of Humberside Police, said: "The judge has quite rightly given a substantial minimum sentence to Lewis Dale. | |
| "The last year has been a very difficult time for the Dale family. | |
| "Hopefully, this will now draw a line under the matter and they can start to move forward and rebuild their lives." |