By: Lana

In reply to Tt.

So – under British law, life sentences are mandatory. While the judge has some discretion with minors, in this case, the murder was premeditated, a hate crime, particularly brutal, and the killers expressed no remorse. When arrested the teenage girl had a list of other people she wanted to murder.

I also agree with you that the judge wanted to send a message, and I applaud that. Anti-trans hatred in the UK has been escalating year on year for close to a decade now, and so have hate crimes.