Boy B withdraws appeal against Ana Kriégel murder conviction

Court of Appeal told there is no appeal against Boy B's sentence of 15 years' detention with a review after eight years

Boy B was 13 when he lured Ana Kriégel to a derelict house where his accomplice, named only as Boy A, beat her to death and sexually assaulted her. Picture: Family Handout/PA

Boy B, one of two teenagers convicted of murdering 14-year-old Ana Kriégel, has withdrawn an appeal against his conviction.

The appeal was scheduled to start on Wednesday morning but at a brief hearing the boy's lawyers told the three-judge Court of Appeal that their client no longer wishes to go ahead with the hearing.