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28/08/2012
Teen Sentenced To Life After Comb Attack
A 16-year-old girl has been sentenced to serve a minimum of 10 years after killing a teenage with an afro comb.
Rebecca Douglas, who was 15 at the time of the incident, stabbed Julie Sherriff, 16, in the head with a pintail comb.
Judge Nicholas Cookes QC said: "There are considerable dangers to wearing a pintail comb in the hair as a fashion accessory. The origins are little more than, 'Look at me, I've got a weapon'."
The attack took place in May 2011 and Douglas was found guilty last month.
(CD)
Rebecca Douglas, who was 15 at the time of the incident, stabbed Julie Sherriff, 16, in the head with a pintail comb.
Judge Nicholas Cookes QC said: "There are considerable dangers to wearing a pintail comb in the hair as a fashion accessory. The origins are little more than, 'Look at me, I've got a weapon'."
The attack took place in May 2011 and Douglas was found guilty last month.
(CD)
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