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One of two men found guilty of murdering City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce during a mugging has had his minimum jail term increased. | One of two men found guilty of murdering City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce during a mugging has had his minimum jail term increased. |
The Court of Appeal ruled the 17-year term handed to Delano Brown, 19, was "unduly lenient" and raised it to 20. | |
But the 21-year minimum tariff imposed on Donnel Carty, 19, in November, was found to be "perfectly appropriate". | |
Mr ap Rhys Pryce was stabbed twice in the chest in Kensal Green, north-west London, in January 2006. | |
The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips, sitting with two other judges, passed the judgement on Monday. | |
Mr ap Rhys Pryce was stabbed twice in the chest | |
They had been asked to review the case by the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith QC, who considered the terms did not sufficiently reflect the "very serious nature" of the case. | |
Submissions, made on behalf of Carty and Brown, that their sentences were too long were rejected. | |
The two men were convicted of murdering the 31-year-old after a three-week trial at the Old Bailey in November last year. | |
During the trial, jurors heard Mr ap Rhys Pryce was walking home from Kensal Green Tube station when he was attacked late at night on 12 January 2006. | |
Prosecutors said the victim had probably fought back as the teenagers attacked him and demanded his belongings. | Prosecutors said the victim had probably fought back as the teenagers attacked him and demanded his belongings. |
Officers found a trail of blood and personal items leading towards his nearby home in Bathurst Gardens, which he shared with his fiancee. | Officers found a trail of blood and personal items leading towards his nearby home in Bathurst Gardens, which he shared with his fiancee. |
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