Ben's killers handed life sentences
Three men have been given life sentences with minimum terms of 19 years for killing Ben Kinsella, the 16-year-old brother of actress Brooke Kinsella.
Juress Kika, 19, Jade Braithwaite, 18, and Michael Alleyne, 20, from London, were convicted of murder at the Old Bailey on Thursday after stabbing Ben in Islington, north London, on June 29 last year.
Ben was murdered after a confrontation which had nothing to do with him, but he was then chased along the street with other youngsters and stabbed when he stopped running.
The Common Serjeant of London, Judge Brian Barker, told the defendants that they took part in a "brutal, cowardly and totally unjustified attack".
Their action that night "defies belief", he said. He added: "His family will never get over it but he will never be forgotten."
There was loud cheering and shouts of "bye bye" from the public gallery, where dozens of Ben's friends and family gathered, as the killers were taken down.
Kika and Alleyne both turned and jeered, making gestures towards them.
Members of the defendants' families exchanged angry words with Ben's friends and relatives before they were led out.
Former EastEnders actress Brooke said following the sentencing: "It's good enough but it is little more than Ben lived, so it is not really enough."
