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| Life for teenage double murderer | Life for teenage double murderer |
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| A teenager has been jailed for at least 30 years for the murders of a woman at a christening and a pastor's daughter. | A teenager has been jailed for at least 30 years for the murders of a woman at a christening and a pastor's daughter. |
| Roberto Malasi, 18, stabbed Ruth Okechukwu, 18, to death in Walworth, south-east London, in September 2005. | Roberto Malasi, 18, stabbed Ruth Okechukwu, 18, to death in Walworth, south-east London, in September 2005. |
| Two weeks earlier, he shot Zainab Kalokoh, 33, in the head when his gang raided a christening party in Peckham, south London. | Two weeks earlier, he shot Zainab Kalokoh, 33, in the head when his gang raided a christening party in Peckham, south London. |
| Diamond and Timy Babamuboni, aged 17 and 15, and Jude Odigie, 16, were all given indeterminate sentences. | Diamond and Timy Babamuboni, aged 17 and 15, and Jude Odigie, 16, were all given indeterminate sentences. |
| Old Bailey judge Mr Justice Gross imposed the sentences saying the three represented a "serious future risk to the public". | Old Bailey judge Mr Justice Gross imposed the sentences saying the three represented a "serious future risk to the public". |
| They were convicted of Mrs Kalokoh's manslaughter and robbery and were ordered to serve a minimum of eight years in detention. | |
| Killer's 'Dickensian' childhood Doubts over killers' ages | Killer's 'Dickensian' childhood Doubts over killers' ages |
| The Babamuboni brothers were sentenced as juveniles despite doubts about their true ages. | |
| The judge also recommended Diamond Babamuboni be deported to his native Nigeria at the end of his sentence. | |
| Malasi, who recently turned 18, was given two life sentences and told he would have to serve a minimum term of 30 years in prison. | Malasi, who recently turned 18, was given two life sentences and told he would have to serve a minimum term of 30 years in prison. |
| Mr Justice Gross said it would be an affront to justice if the sentence did not reflect the seriousness of the two crimes. | Mr Justice Gross said it would be an affront to justice if the sentence did not reflect the seriousness of the two crimes. |
| The armed gang of four wore masks when they raided the party on the Wood Dene Estate to rob guests. | |
| What you four did that night was evil Mr Justice Gross | |
| Ms Kalokoh was cradling her baby niece when she was shot. The child was unharmed. | Ms Kalokoh was cradling her baby niece when she was shot. The child was unharmed. |
| Mr Justice Gross told the defendants: "What you four did that night was evil. | |
| "In a cruel irony, many of the guests had come to this country to escape the violence of Sierra Leone." | |
| Malasi, an Angolan refugee who lived rough in Peckham, was not identified as one of the attackers until a year later. | Malasi, an Angolan refugee who lived rough in Peckham, was not identified as one of the attackers until a year later. |
| Just two weeks after the christening murder, Malasi dragged Miss Okechukwu out of her car and stabbed her through the heart after he accused her of disrespecting him. | Just two weeks after the christening murder, Malasi dragged Miss Okechukwu out of her car and stabbed her through the heart after he accused her of disrespecting him. |
| He admitted her murder at the Old Bailey in January, watched by Miss Okechukwu's father Ben, the pastor of a Pentecostal church in south London. | He admitted her murder at the Old Bailey in January, watched by Miss Okechukwu's father Ben, the pastor of a Pentecostal church in south London. |