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05/05/2010
Young Torturers Appeal
Two brothers,who tortured two young boys in South Yorkshire, have lost their sentencing appeal .
The brothers, aged 10 and 11 at the time of the 2009 attack, were detained indefinitely in January and told they would serve a minimum of five years.
During a three-day sentencing exercise Mr Justice Keith heard how the brothers, now aged 11 and 12, lured their victims to a secluded spot and subjected them to 90 minutes of violence and sexual humiliation.
The victims, who are uncle and nephew, were choked, hit with bricks, made to eat nettles, stripped and forced to sexually abuse each other. The older boy was seriously injured when a piece of ceramic sink was dropped on his head.
Th court heard how the boys watched ultra-violent movies as part of a "toxic home life", which involved "routine aggression, violence and chaos".
Their application for permission to appeal is due to be heard at the Court of Appeal in London.
The brothers' applications will be heard by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, sitting with Mr Justice David Clarke and Mr Justice Lloyd Jones.
(LB/GK)
The brothers, aged 10 and 11 at the time of the 2009 attack, were detained indefinitely in January and told they would serve a minimum of five years.
During a three-day sentencing exercise Mr Justice Keith heard how the brothers, now aged 11 and 12, lured their victims to a secluded spot and subjected them to 90 minutes of violence and sexual humiliation.
The victims, who are uncle and nephew, were choked, hit with bricks, made to eat nettles, stripped and forced to sexually abuse each other. The older boy was seriously injured when a piece of ceramic sink was dropped on his head.
Th court heard how the boys watched ultra-violent movies as part of a "toxic home life", which involved "routine aggression, violence and chaos".
Their application for permission to appeal is due to be heard at the Court of Appeal in London.
The brothers' applications will be heard by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, sitting with Mr Justice David Clarke and Mr Justice Lloyd Jones.
(LB/GK)
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