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Damilola killers in bid to appeal Damilola killer loses appeal bid
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Two brothers jailed for killing schoolboy Damilola Taylor are to seek permission from the High Court to appeal against their conviction. A teenager found guilty of the manslaughter of schoolboy Damilola Taylor has lost his bid to have his conviction quashed.
Danny and Rickie Preddie, aged 18 and 19, of Peckham, south London, were convicted of manslaughter last year, following a protracted inquiry. The Court of Appeal heard an appeal on behalf of 18-year-old Danny Preddie.
The pair were each sentenced to eight years' in youth custody. He and his brother Ricky Preddie, 19, were convicted of manslaughter last year, following a protracted inquiry.
Damilola, 10, bled to death after being cut with a broken bottle in a Peckham housing estate in 2000. The pair, from Peckham, south London, are also appealing against their sentences of eight years in youth custody for the death in November 2000.
Damilola, 10, bled to death after being cut with a broken bottle in a Peckham housing estate.
'Impossible task'
The long-standing inquiry into his death has led to three trials and cost £16m.The long-standing inquiry into his death has led to three trials and cost £16m.
The Preddie brothers were 12 and 13 at the time of the killingThe Preddie brothers were 12 and 13 at the time of the killing
Lord Justice Latham, giving the ruling of the court, said: "We ultimately conclude that the jury was entitled to be satisfied by the forensic evidence and such other evidence that they considered to be established to convict this young man."
Earlier, the court had heard from Orlando Pownall QC, for Danny Preddie, who said the conviction was "unsafe" and that it was "unfair" to try him in 2006.
He said it had been too long after the crime for Danny Preddie to get a fair trial.
But three Court of Appeal judges rejected that challenge and have not given him leave to appeal.
Permission to appeal against the sentences of both brothers will be heard by the court later.
New clues found
The Preddie brothers, 12 and 13 at the time, were arrested a few days after Damilola was killed but were released without charge.The Preddie brothers, 12 and 13 at the time, were arrested a few days after Damilola was killed but were released without charge.
The brothers and a third defendant, Hassan Jihad, 20, went on trial in early 2006 for murder after new forensic evidence was found.The brothers and a third defendant, Hassan Jihad, 20, went on trial in early 2006 for murder after new forensic evidence was found.
Mr Jihad was cleared of all charges. The Preddies were cleared of murder but no verdicts were reached on the manslaughter charge. Mr Jihad was cleared of all charges.
The pair went on trial at the Old Bailey for manslaughter, which they both denied, in June 2006. But the Preddies went on trial at the Old Bailey for manslaughter, which they both denied, in June 2006.
They were convicted by a jury in August last year.