Teenage mugger rips off his electronic tag before murdering student in savage attack:
Reason to Blow Up the World...
A convicted mugger ripped off his electronic security tag before he and a schoolboy murdered an innocent student in a savage attack.
Joseph Booth, 18, who was being monitored after being convicted of a string of violent incidents, managed to get the tag off his ankle.
Minutes later, fuelled by alcohol and cannabis, Booth and the 15-year-old beat, kicked and stamped on the victim, who was left so badly disfigured his family could not recognise him.
The 15-year-old also rifled through Seffar Khan's pockets, taking a cigarette and a lighter, before they left him to die.
Booth and the schoolboy were later arrested after making a series of admissions to family and friends about their roles in the attack in Bobby Heywood Park, Bolton, last November.
Inquiries revealed the pair regularly trawled the park looking for victims. Both had been convicted previously for attacks in the area.
Booth, of Tildsley Street, Bolton, had previous convictions for threatening behaviour, assault, battery and robbery when victims were punched or threatened with a knife in the park.
The schoolboy had also been convicted of offences involving robbery in and around the park.
Now they are starting life sentences after admitting murdering the 19-year old student.
Mr Justice Christopher Clarke said Booth, who had been drinking alcohol and smoking cannabis, had knocked Mr Khan to the ground before the 15-year-old repeatedly stamped on his head.
Booth was ordered to serve at least 12 years, 60 days before he can be considered for parole.
The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was told he must serve at least nine years and 240 days.
That ankle monitor really worked didn't it? And people wonder why I have no problems with violent teens being sentenced to the max.
One point for the beating, another point rolling a dead guy, one more point for being a drunk stoner loser and another point for England for under sentencing for four points. It seems that once again England is the Florida of the UK.
Nod of Doom to Steph.
