‘Feral’ teens get life for manslaughter

A PAIR of “feral” teenagers who subjected a harmless drifter to months of bullying before savagely beating and tossing him into a river were jailed for life yesterday.

‘Feral’ teens get life for manslaughter
Wed, 04 Apr, 2007 - 01:00
Will Batchelor

Craig Dodd and Ryan Palin, now aged 17 and 15, were sentenced after admitting the manslaughter of 40-year-old David Atherton last May.

Warrington Crown Court heard they were part of a teenage gang who preyed on vulnerable adults in the Cheshire town.

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CourtsCrimePlace: CheshirePlace: HowleyPlace: WarringtonPlace: MerseyPerson: Craig DoddPerson: Ryan PalinPerson: David AthertonPerson: AthertonPerson: Patrick HarringtonPerson: QCPerson: Philip WilsonPerson: DoddPerson: PalinPerson: WilsonPerson: HodgeOrganisation: Warrington Crown CourtOrganisation: Cheshire Police
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