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| Two teenagers who killed a man by burning him with a cigarette lighter, then rolling him into a river, have been given detention orders. | Two teenagers who killed a man by burning him with a cigarette lighter, then rolling him into a river, have been given detention orders. |
| James Quantrill, 17, and Thomas Orme, 15, were convicted of the manslaughter of Toby Atkin in Spalding in November. | James Quantrill, 17, and Thomas Orme, 15, were convicted of the manslaughter of Toby Atkin in Spalding in November. |
| Nottingham Crown Court heard they attacked the 25-year-old drinker and drug user when he was helpless. | Nottingham Crown Court heard they attacked the 25-year-old drinker and drug user when he was helpless. |
| Quantrill was given a five year detention sentence and Orme was ordered to serve three-and-a-half years. | Quantrill was given a five year detention sentence and Orme was ordered to serve three-and-a-half years. |
| After the verdict it was revealed that Orme had 13 previous convictions and Quantrill had 24. | After the verdict it was revealed that Orme had 13 previous convictions and Quantrill had 24. |
| Toby was cruelly and callously taken from us The Atkin family | |
| Judge Michael Stokes told them their records revealed they had been "totally out of control" and had "quite appalling attitudes towards other people". | Judge Michael Stokes told them their records revealed they had been "totally out of control" and had "quite appalling attitudes towards other people". |
| He said that, given their "appalling criminal records" and the nature of the offence, it was in the public interest to name them. | He said that, given their "appalling criminal records" and the nature of the offence, it was in the public interest to name them. |
| During the 12-day trial, the jury heard the victim was unconscious when the boys burnt, kicked and urinated on him before rolling him into the River Welland. | During the 12-day trial, the jury heard the victim was unconscious when the boys burnt, kicked and urinated on him before rolling him into the River Welland. |
| Humiliation and pain | |
| The court heard Orme filmed part of the attack on his mobile phone and Quantrill branded Mr Atkin's face and neck with a cigarette lighter to leave burn marks in the shape of smiling faces. | |
| Lincolnshire Police said he had suffered hours of humiliation and pain. | Lincolnshire Police said he had suffered hours of humiliation and pain. |
| In a statement Mr Atkin's family said: "The 17th of May 2007 is the day that changed our lives forever - it is the date that our son Toby was cruelly and callously taken from us and will be eternally etched on our minds. | In a statement Mr Atkin's family said: "The 17th of May 2007 is the day that changed our lives forever - it is the date that our son Toby was cruelly and callously taken from us and will be eternally etched on our minds. |
| "So to sit in court over the past few weeks and to hear of what our son went through... has been torture for us. | "So to sit in court over the past few weeks and to hear of what our son went through... has been torture for us. |
| "Toby had a gentleness about him... very rare in young men nowadays. So many people in the town have told us what a polite and pleasant person he was." | |
| Quantrill and Orme, both from Spalding, had denied any involvement in Mr Atkin's death, claiming he fell into the water on his own. | Quantrill and Orme, both from Spalding, had denied any involvement in Mr Atkin's death, claiming he fell into the water on his own. |