Killed because she dressed as a goth (1 Viewer)

[Zrap]

Two teenagers who kicked a woman to death in a park in England because she was dressed as a goth have been jailed for life.
Brendan Harris, 15, and Ryan Herbert, 16, kicked and punched Sophie Lancaster in what police described as a "despicable, cowardly and totally unprovoked" attack.
They set upon the 20-year-old gap-year student when she tried to stop a group of youths from attacking her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, 21. The pair were left unconscious.
Ms Lancaster's injuries were so bad that it was difficult at first to tell what sex she was, police said.
She fell into a coma and died two weeks after the attack. Her boyfriend was also left in a coma, but has since been discharged from hospital.
A jury at Preston Crown Court heard the couple were attacked in a park in Bacup, Lancashire, in August, because they were wearing goth clothing.
"Sophie and Rob were savagely and mercilessly attacked," Detective Superintendent Mick Gradwell said. "The attack was despicable, cowardly and totally unprovoked and it would appear that both were targeted, not for anything that they said or did, but because they looked and dressed differently to the defendants and their friends."
Harris must serve a minimum of 18 years for murder and Herbert a minimum of 16 years.
Judge Anthony Russell lifted an order preventing the identification of three other youths who admitted causing grievous bodily harm.
Daniel Mallett, 17, must serve at least four years, while brothers Joseph Hulme, 17 and Danny Hulme, 16, were each sentenced to five years.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/killed-because-she-dressed-as-a-goth/2008/04/29/1209234799233.html
Wow, goth lets bash them...... losers. Worthy time in gaol.

 

[JaredR]

It used to be religious groups, then it was racial groups and now it's sub-culture groups. What's next?

 

[chicky_pie]

It used to be religious groups, then it was racial groups and now it's sub-culture groups. What's next?

a terrorist group.

 

[JJBearPaw]

God. What's wrong with people? Like, if they got angry and stabbed her and she bled to death, you could kind of understand

"Oh no! I just shanked 'er once! I didn't realise she'd die"

But they kicked and hit her until she was so badly injured they didn't even know what sex she was. There has to be so much rage there to do that.
As if get so angry over a subculture.

 

[xeuyrawp]

It used to be religious groups, then it was racial groups and now it's sub-culture groups. What's next?

It's always just been 'the alien'. Vilification of every sort hasn't changed in the history of humanity.

 

[kaz1]

british ppl these days

 

[Logain]

at least she'd have nothing to complain about now

 

[Ms. BRIGHTSIDE]

God. What's wrong with people? Like, if they got angry and stabbed her and she bled to death, you could kind of understand

"Oh no! I just shanked 'er once! I didn't realise she'd die"

Um.. no.

 

[kokodamonkey]

hopefully they run into no goth people in jail..

 

[Kirsty Xx]

 

[nerdsforever]

Two teenagers who kicked a woman to death in a park in England because she was dressed as a goth have been jailed for life.
Brendan Harris, 15, and Ryan Herbert, 16, kicked and punched Sophie Lancaster in what police described as a "despicable, cowardly and totally unprovoked" attack.
They set upon the 20-year-old gap-year student when she tried to stop a group of youths from attacking her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, 21. The pair were left unconscious.
Ms Lancaster's injuries were so bad that it was difficult at first to tell what sex she was, police said.
She fell into a coma and died two weeks after the attack. Her boyfriend was also left in a coma, but has since been discharged from hospital.
A jury at Preston Crown Court heard the couple were attacked in a park in Bacup, Lancashire, in August, because they were wearing goth clothing.
"Sophie and Rob were savagely and mercilessly attacked," Detective Superintendent Mick Gradwell said. "The attack was despicable, cowardly and totally unprovoked and it would appear that both were targeted, not for anything that they said or did, but because they looked and dressed differently to the defendants and their friends."
Harris must serve a minimum of 18 years for murder and Herbert a minimum of 16 years.
Judge Anthony Russell lifted an order preventing the identification of three other youths who admitted causing grievous bodily harm.
Daniel Mallett, 17, must serve at least four years, while brothers Joseph Hulme, 17 and Danny Hulme, 16, were each sentenced to five years.

ewwww...thats disgusting. how can people do this

 

[kokodamonkey]

ewwww...thats disgusting. how can people do this

in all this one has to ask themselves.. now where were the parents?

 

[sussy]

eugh. i dont see how they can just see someone and decide to beat them so bad that they die O_O

 

[jahuli]

they probably did it for the lulz, amirite?

 

[michael1990]

Wow.

Zrap where do you find all these articles you post?

www.smh.com.au?

 

[SomeoneCool]

It used to be religious groups, then it was racial groups and now it's sub-culture groups. What's next?

Jesish people?:uhhuh:

 

[agua.fuego]

That's absolute crap... it makes absolutely no sense how people can do that to people they know, let alone (like here) to people they've probably never talked to, all because of the way she dressed.
What lovely people we have around these days.