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Three men have been given life sentences for murdering 16-year-old Ben Kinsella in north London. | Three men have been given life sentences for murdering 16-year-old Ben Kinsella in north London. |
Ben, the brother of EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella, was stabbed 11 times after a row in a bar in Islington. | |
Michael Alleyne, 18, Juress Kika, 19, and Jade Braithwaite, 20, all from London, were all ordered to serve a minimum of 19 years in prison. | Michael Alleyne, 18, Juress Kika, 19, and Jade Braithwaite, 20, all from London, were all ordered to serve a minimum of 19 years in prison. |
After the sentencing, Brooke Kinsella said: "It's little more than Ben lived, so it is not really enough." | |
The trial heard Ben was running away from the fight when he was attacked on 29 June last year. | |
'Unjustified attack' | |
The Old Bailey heard he was stabbed in revenge for a claim that Braithwaite had earlier been "disrespected". | The Old Bailey heard he was stabbed in revenge for a claim that Braithwaite had earlier been "disrespected". |
Sentencing, the Common Serjeant of London, Judge Brian Barker, told the defendants they took part in a "brutal, cowardly and totally unjustified attack". | |
Their action that night "defies belief", he added. | |
"His family will never get over it but he will never be forgotten," the judge said. | |
The trial had heard that although the confrontation in the bar had nothing to do with him, Ben was chased along the street with other youngsters - and was attacked and stabbed to death when he stopped running. | |
The defendants had admitted punching him but each denied being responsible for stabbing Ben, who had been celebrating the end of his GCSE exams at the time. | The defendants had admitted punching him but each denied being responsible for stabbing Ben, who had been celebrating the end of his GCSE exams at the time. |
Ben's family said walking away from trouble had "cost him his life". | Ben's family said walking away from trouble had "cost him his life". |