Jack Woodley was 'surrounded and isolated' by gang which punched, kicked, stamped on, and stabbed him with a 'Rambo-style' knife
Ten teenagers who murdered an 18-year-old as he walked home from a funfair have lost Court of Appeal bids to overturn their convictions. Jack Woodley was fatally stabbed after being “surrounded and isolated” by a gang of youths who chased him down an alleyway in Houghton le Spring, Sunderland.
They each brought challenges against their convictions to the Court of Appeal in London in July, but each of their bids were dismissed on Friday. Appeal judges also ruled that most of the teenagers should be identified, naming them as Clayton Owen, Sonny Smith, Joe Lathan, Leighton Mayo, Blaine Sewell, Grant Wheatley and Calum Maddison.
Lord Justice Holroyde, sitting with Mr Justice Foxton and Sir Nigel Davis, dismissed these arguments. He said: “We are unable to accept that it was flawed in the ways which the appellants suggest. But this appeal was also dismissed. Lord Justice Holroyde said: “It was a stiff sentence for a young appellant who had become involved in the violence later than others; but the judge had heard all the evidence and was in the best position to assess culpability, and we cannot say that the sentence was manifestly excessive.”
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