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| Alex Peguero Sosa death: Lee Dent jailed for murder | |
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| A man has been jailed for murdering a teenage footballer by stabbing him in the neck with a broken bottle. | |
| Lee Dent, 42, from East Portlemouth near Salcombe, killed Alex Peguero Sosa, 17, in Kingsbridge, Devon. | Lee Dent, 42, from East Portlemouth near Salcombe, killed Alex Peguero Sosa, 17, in Kingsbridge, Devon. |
| The former Plymouth Argyle youth squad player, from Aveton Gifford, near Kingsbridge, was attacked last July. | The former Plymouth Argyle youth squad player, from Aveton Gifford, near Kingsbridge, was attacked last July. |
| Tyre salesman Dent was sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 22-years, at Plymouth Crown Court. | |
| Mr Peguero-Sosa had just finished a year at Hartpury College, near Gloucester, when he was murdered. | Mr Peguero-Sosa had just finished a year at Hartpury College, near Gloucester, when he was murdered. |
| During the two-week trial, the jury heard how Dent and a group of friends had been drinking in Kingsbridge and Mr Peguero Sosa had also been out socialising. | During the two-week trial, the jury heard how Dent and a group of friends had been drinking in Kingsbridge and Mr Peguero Sosa had also been out socialising. |
| The court heard the pair had been squaring up to each other at a taxi rank when Dent picked up a bottle and smashed it into Mr Peguero Sosa's neck. | |
| Prosecutor Simon Laws said: "It was an act of pure aggression from the defendant. | Prosecutor Simon Laws said: "It was an act of pure aggression from the defendant. |
| "It was a situation he could have walked away from at any point. Instead, he chose to resort to violence of an extreme kind and a young life was wasted as a result." | "It was a situation he could have walked away from at any point. Instead, he chose to resort to violence of an extreme kind and a young life was wasted as a result." |
| The court was told how Dent dumped his blood-soaked clothes in a rubbish bag in a recycling bin, which police found the next day. | The court was told how Dent dumped his blood-soaked clothes in a rubbish bag in a recycling bin, which police found the next day. |
| Dent told the court he was "not racist" and had Asian, black and Muslim friends. | Dent told the court he was "not racist" and had Asian, black and Muslim friends. |
| He said it was possible in the heat of the moment he may have said Mr Peguero Sosa "deserved it", using racially abusive language as he walked away from the scene. | He said it was possible in the heat of the moment he may have said Mr Peguero Sosa "deserved it", using racially abusive language as he walked away from the scene. |
| Mr Peguero Sosa's father Alexis said after the case: "To me Alex is still here in my heart. He is still alive for me and I love him and I will never forget him." | |
| Det Insp Ian Ringrose, senior investigating officer, said: "This was a rare and horrific attack on a popular young man who was a promising football player with a bright future ahead of him." | |
| Henry Felton, 23, of Fore Street, Kingsbridge, was convicted of perverting the course of justice and assisting an offender and was sentenced to 16-months imprisonment, suspended for two years, and 200 hours of unpaid work. |