Extra five years for gang member who armed schoolboy killer

A gang member who armed the killer of schoolboy Rhys Jones had his “unduly lenient” seven-year sentence increased to 12 years by the Court of Appeal today.

Extra five years for gang member who armed schoolboy killer

A gang member who armed the killer of schoolboy Rhys Jones had his “unduly lenient” seven-year sentence increased to 12 years by the Court of Appeal today.

James Yates, now 21, was originally given a total of seven years' detention at Liverpool Crown Court in January for possession of a prohibited firearm and assisting an offender.

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