Teen jailed for life for stabbing schoolboy

A 17-year-old was jailed for life tonight for the stabbing to death of a schoolboy for his mobile phone.

Mon, 20 Dec, 2004 - 17:57

A 17-year-old was jailed for life tonight for the stabbing to death of a schoolboy for his mobile phone.

Christopher Dunne, whose mother held his hand as he was sentenced, was also given 13 years with four suspended for the robbery of 17-year-old Alan Higgins in October 2002.

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