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A man who murdered a schoolgirl and dumped her body on the Yorkshire moors 30 years ago is to appeal against his life sentence. | A man who murdered a schoolgirl and dumped her body on the Yorkshire moors 30 years ago is to appeal against his life sentence. |
Ronald Castree, 54, was jailed in November 2007 for abducting and killing 11-year-old Lesley Molseed in 1975. | Ronald Castree, 54, was jailed in November 2007 for abducting and killing 11-year-old Lesley Molseed in 1975. |
Castree, of Brandon Crescent, Oldham, Greater Manchester, was told he must serve a minimum of 30 years. | Castree, of Brandon Crescent, Oldham, Greater Manchester, was told he must serve a minimum of 30 years. |
Crown prosecutors confirmed Castree is to fight the length of his sentence at the Appeal Court in Leeds on 29 July. | Crown prosecutors confirmed Castree is to fight the length of his sentence at the Appeal Court in Leeds on 29 July. |
Castree is also expected to ask the Appeal Court for permission to launch a separate challenge to his conviction in the case. | |
Lesley vanished from her Rochdale home in October 1975. Her body was later found on Rishworth Moor in West Yorkshire. | Lesley vanished from her Rochdale home in October 1975. Her body was later found on Rishworth Moor in West Yorkshire. |
Errand | Errand |
Stefan Kiszko was wrongly convicted for the murder and spent 16 years in jail. He died soon after his release. | Stefan Kiszko was wrongly convicted for the murder and spent 16 years in jail. He died soon after his release. |
Bradford Crown Court heard Castree, a comic book dealer, had abducted Lesley as she went on an errand for her mother on Sunday 5 October, 1975. | Bradford Crown Court heard Castree, a comic book dealer, had abducted Lesley as she went on an errand for her mother on Sunday 5 October, 1975. |
Her body was found three days later on moorland on the border of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. | Her body was found three days later on moorland on the border of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. |
She had been stabbed 12 times during a "frenzied attack", the jury was told. | She had been stabbed 12 times during a "frenzied attack", the jury was told. |
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