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03-11-2005, 04:09 PM
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Three teenagers have been jailed for life for hacking a friend to death with two scythes in a field near Sheffield.
John Sawdon, Jermaine James, both 17, and 16-year-old Rebecca Peeters - named by a judge on Thursday - pleaded guilty to Terry Hurst's murder in January.
Terry, 17, of Penistone, was targeted by the three during a camping trip to Broomhead Reservoir in July 2004. More than 60 wounds were found on his body.
Sawdon will spend a minimum of 15 years in jail, Peeters and James 13 years.
BBC Linkage (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4337153.stm)
Three teenagers have been jailed for life for hacking a friend to death with two scythes in a field near Sheffield.
John Sawdon, Jermaine James, both 17, and 16-year-old Rebecca Peeters - named by a judge on Thursday - pleaded guilty to Terry Hurst's murder in January.
Terry, 17, of Penistone, was targeted by the three during a camping trip to Broomhead Reservoir in July 2004. More than 60 wounds were found on his body.
Sawdon will spend a minimum of 15 years in jail, Peeters and James 13 years.
BBC Linkage (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4337153.stm)