BRITAIN’S youngest killers since James Bulger’s killers have had their sentences increased after they stabbed a teenager to death when they were just 12.
The monstrous duo ambushed 19-year-old Shawn Seesahai while he was hanging out with friends in Wolverhampton.
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Shawn Seesahai was stabbed to death in a parkCredit: PA
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The video shows him heading to the park a few moments before the tragedy
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One of the killers posed with a machete before the attackCredit: PA
This year the two became the youngest knife killers to be found guilty in Britain.
They were also the youngest defendants in the UK to be convicted of murder since James’ killers Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, then 11, in 1993.
The boys – now aged 13 – were jailed for life in September with a minimum of eight years and six months.
That tariff was increased today to ten years after a hearing at the Court of Appeal.
Lawyers for the state attorney said the sentences for both boys were “excessively lenient” and should be tougher because it was a “particularly serious type of case”.
Lord Justice William Davis said: “We have come to the conclusion, with some hesitation and sadness, that the minimum terms imposed by Mrs Justice Tipples were unduly lenient.”
A spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office added: “This was a very shocking case. Shawn Seesahai was only 19 years old and had his whole life ahead of him, but he was brutally murdered over a minor disagreement.
“Knife crime is a scourge and we welcome the Court of Appeal’s decision to increase the sentences of Shawn’s killers, following the direction of the Solicitor General.”
Nottingham Crown Court heard that Shawn had been visiting the Midlands while recovering from cataract surgery when the horror happened.
On November 13, he and his friends found themselves, while the schoolboy killers joined the two girls in the park.
During the day, one of the boys was seen wielding a machete that he regularly carried with him.
Chilling video surveillance captured seconds before the tragedy showed Shawn talking to a friend before entering the park.
When they arrived, Shawn and a friend were sitting on a bench talking when they ran into the killers.
One “deliberately grazed the teenager’s shoulder” before pulling a blade from his trousers.
Shawn managed to shout “run” to his friend before he was slashed with a machete as he lay helpless on the ground.
Just moments later, Shawn was slashed across the back, legs and skull with a 16-inch machete – despite the fact that he “did not offer violence or do anything to offend”.
One of the boys stabbed him so savagely that “a chunk of bone actually came off” from his skull, the court heard.
As Shawn was stabbed repeatedly, the other killer was seen punching him and stomping on his head.
Michelle Heeley KC, prosecuting, said: “These two boys took part in a joint attack on a man who had done nothing wrong, an unarmed man, who was completely helpless on the ground.”
After the horror, both boys tried to blame each other for the attack while desperately covering their tracks.
They also claimed to have been playing video games for several hours after the murder.
But police raided their homes and discovered a machete under one of their beds.
Pictures released by the police show a machete as well as long knives on the second bed.
They also discovered screenshots of knives on their phones and chilling internet searches, including “how many criminal records can you have to leave the country”.
One of the robbers even posed with a machete a few hours before the murder.
Speaking earlier, Shawn’s loved ones said: “We are devastated as a family, completely heartbroken and bewildered.
“None of us have had uninterrupted sleep since Shawn was taken from us. Every time I close my eyes, all I can think about are his last moments and how scared he was.
“It breaks my heart all the time.
“The impact on us as a family is devastating. It is hard to believe that we will ever come to terms with what happened.
“Shawn was a very loving child to us. He was very helpful and hardworking. He loved to help his dad build and he loved to help with the housework. He was a humble person and his personality was unique.”
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Long knives were found on one of the killer’s beds
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A machete was also discovered under the bedCredit: SWNS
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Shawn could be seen walking and chatting with a friend as they made their way to the park
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