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Schoolboys to be detained indefinitely after murdering tramp

Two schoolboys who murdered a sleeping tramp by setting him ablaze for a laugh have been sentenced to be detained at Her Majesty's Pleasure.

Schoolboys to be detained indefinitely after murdering tramp

Fri, 09 Nov, 2001 - 16:16

Two schoolboys who murdered a sleeping tramp by setting him ablaze for a laugh have been sentenced to be detained at Her Majesty's Pleasure.

Judge Mr Justice Bell has told Maidstone Crown Court he would allow the two boys to be named because their crime is so serious.

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