Lawyers for teen killers say life sentences are not appropriate

Lawyers for the killers of Cameron Blair and Urantsetseg Tserendorj were speaking in the Court of Appeal in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling earlier this year

Noel and Kathy Blair, parents of the late Cameron Blair, arriving at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Parkgate St in Dublin earlier today. Picture: IrishPhotoDesk.ie

The killers of Cork student Cameron Blair and Dublin mother of two Urantsetseg Tserendorj should not be sentenced to life, their lawyers have argued, following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that has altered how the courts deal with child offenders.

Both were under 18 when convicted of murder and each was sentenced to life in detention with review after 13 years.