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| Teenage killer's 12-year sentence | Teenage killer's 12-year sentence |
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| A teenager convicted of murdering a young woman as she walked her dog along a bridle path has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years. | A teenager convicted of murdering a young woman as she walked her dog along a bridle path has been jailed for a minimum of 12 years. |
| Adrian Jones, 17, beat Kelly Hyde, 24, to death with a barbell weight while she walked her dog near her home in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. | Adrian Jones, 17, beat Kelly Hyde, 24, to death with a barbell weight while she walked her dog near her home in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. |
| The sentence will include the time Jones has already spent in detention. | The sentence will include the time Jones has already spent in detention. |
| The judge at Swansea Crown Court told Jones: "Just why you killed Kelly Hyde is known to no-one but yourself". | The judge at Swansea Crown Court told Jones: "Just why you killed Kelly Hyde is known to no-one but yourself". |
| Ms Hyde, 24, disappeared while walking her pet whippet, Scrappy, on 27 September 2007 after dropping her car off at a garage for its MOT. | |
| Her body was found three days later after a search involving police officers and mountain rescue teams. | Her body was found three days later after a search involving police officers and mountain rescue teams. |
| 'Dangerous' | |
| Jones was arrested within a week of her death and a search of his home found a dog lead belonging to her, which was stained with her blood. | Jones was arrested within a week of her death and a search of his home found a dog lead belonging to her, which was stained with her blood. |
| Adrian Jones, 17, has been told he must serve a minimum of 12 years for the murder of Kelly Hyde. | |
| Her blood was on the teenager's training shoes and a barbell used to kill her, which matched one found at his home, forensic tests found. | Her blood was on the teenager's training shoes and a barbell used to kill her, which matched one found at his home, forensic tests found. |
| He told the court on the day Ms Hyde disappeared he found a dog lead she used as he walked along the bridle path smoking cannabis. | |
| He said he took the lead home without realising it was blood-soaked. | He said he took the lead home without realising it was blood-soaked. |
| Mr Justice Davis, passing sentence told Jones: "Quite why you killed Kelly Hyde is known only to you. | |
| "What one can say is that the person who killed an attractive young woman, innocently walking her dog along a river, for no reason at all, there is no motive either of sex or robbery, must be considered a dangerous person. | |
| "This was a savage case of beating a woman to death. It was a very sustained attack on a defenceless young woman. | |
| "There were numerous blows to Kelly. Mercifully, there is reason to think that the first blow would have rendered her unconscious." | |
| The judge told Jones that he would be sentencing him with a minimum 12 year recommendation minus 286 days already spent in custody. | |
| He added: "I am required by parliament to take a starting point of 12 years before you are considered for release. | |
| "That is the minimum term that I am going to recommend. It means you will serve 11 years and 79 days before you are considered for release by the authorities." |