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| Leicester 'botched revenge' arson killers jailed for life | Leicester 'botched revenge' arson killers jailed for life |
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| Two men who murdered a family of four in a "botched revenge attack" on their house have been jailed for life. | Two men who murdered a family of four in a "botched revenge attack" on their house have been jailed for life. |
| Tristan Richards, 23, and Kemo Porter, 19, must serve minimum terms of 35 years and 25 years respectively for the death of Shehnila Taufiq and her three children, in Leicester. | Tristan Richards, 23, and Kemo Porter, 19, must serve minimum terms of 35 years and 25 years respectively for the death of Shehnila Taufiq and her three children, in Leicester. |
| Six others have also been sentenced for their manslaughter. | |
| Mrs Taufiq, 47, daughter Zainab, 19, and sons Bilal, 17, and Jamal, 15 died in the blaze on 13 September 2013. | Mrs Taufiq, 47, daughter Zainab, 19, and sons Bilal, 17, and Jamal, 15 died in the blaze on 13 September 2013. |
| The judge, Justice John Griffith Williams, described the group's actions as "atrocious crimes" and said the "premeditated and planned attack" on an innocent family "makes the offending even more heinous". | The judge, Justice John Griffith Williams, described the group's actions as "atrocious crimes" and said the "premeditated and planned attack" on an innocent family "makes the offending even more heinous". |
| He said Shaun Carter, 24, Nathaniel Mullings, 19, Jackson Powell, 20, Aaron Webb, 20, Cairo Parker, 17 - and 21-year-old Akeem Jeffers from Leeds - were all influenced by Richards and Porter. | |
| All six were convicted of manslaughter on Monday. | |
| Sentencing Richards, of Sparkenhoe Street, Leicester, Judge Williams said he had been the "ring leader" who bought the petrol and led the defendants to the house. | |
| He said Porter, of Browning Street, Leicester knew exactly what the consequences of his actions would be but at no point disassociated himself. | |
| 'Terrible End' | |
| For the remaining defendants Judge Williams said: "Each of you was party to a premeditated plan to set fire to the house, an unlawful act which any sensible person would inevitably realise must subject someone to at least the risk of some physical harm. | |
| "As a consequence four innocent people met a terrible end." | |
| Carter, of Franche Road, Leicester and Mullings, of Farringdon Street, Leicester, were sentenced to 15 years. | |
| Powell, of Burnside Road, Leicester, Webb, of Saltersford Road, Leicester and Jeffers, of Carr Mills, Leeds were all sentenced to 12 years. | |
| Three of the men under 21 will be detained at a young offender's institution. | |
| On account of his age Cairo Parker, 17, of Wood Hill, Leicester was given eight years detention. |