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Two men who forced a boy into a flooded clay pit and watched him drown have had two more years added to their sentences by the Court of Appeal.Two men who forced a boy into a flooded clay pit and watched him drown have had two more years added to their sentences by the Court of Appeal.
Christopher Lewis, 23 and Marvin Walker, 21, were originally jailed for five-and-a-half years for the manslaughter of Shane Owoo.Christopher Lewis, 23 and Marvin Walker, 21, were originally jailed for five-and-a-half years for the manslaughter of Shane Owoo.
The 16-year-old's body was recovered from Lunt Pool in Bilston, West Midlands, on 30 September 2007.The 16-year-old's body was recovered from Lunt Pool in Bilston, West Midlands, on 30 September 2007.
The Court of Appeal judges said the original sentence was "unduly lenient".The Court of Appeal judges said the original sentence was "unduly lenient".
Lewis and Walker were originally sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court in April.Lewis and Walker were originally sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court in April.
'Frog-marched''Frog-marched'
Sir Igor Judge, sitting with Mr Justice Simon and Mr Justice Akenhead, said there needed to be deterrence "against this kind of bullying behaviour with its unwanted and sometimes unanticipated disastrous consequences".Sir Igor Judge, sitting with Mr Justice Simon and Mr Justice Akenhead, said there needed to be deterrence "against this kind of bullying behaviour with its unwanted and sometimes unanticipated disastrous consequences".
After Shane was assaulted in a dispute about a bike, Lewis and Walker "frog-marched" him to the claypit where he was pelted with stones.After Shane was assaulted in a dispute about a bike, Lewis and Walker "frog-marched" him to the claypit where he was pelted with stones.
The pair, both from Wolverhampton, pleaded guilty to manslaughter.The pair, both from Wolverhampton, pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
To be treated in the way he was treated is really unforgivable Pauline Fox
At the time, police said Shane had been made to enter the pool after taking a bike from one of the defendants.At the time, police said Shane had been made to enter the pool after taking a bike from one of the defendants.
Sticks and stones were thrown at the boy, who was not a strong swimmer, to stop him getting out.Sticks and stones were thrown at the boy, who was not a strong swimmer, to stop him getting out.
Prosecutors told Birmingham Crown Court a dozen people gathered on the bank and watched.Prosecutors told Birmingham Crown Court a dozen people gathered on the bank and watched.
In a letter read out in court, Walker, of no fixed address, apologised for what he did.In a letter read out in court, Walker, of no fixed address, apologised for what he did.
During the hearing Shane's aunt Pauline Fox told the court: "I do not think anybody needs to go through what he went through. There was no reason whatsoever.
"It is something we are never going to be able to get over. To be treated in the way he was treated is really unforgivable."
Tobias Davies, 21, of Frost Street, Ettingshall, Wolverhampton, admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was jailed for 12 months.
But he was released by Judge Peter Coulson, after already having served 13 months in prison on remand.