incident, this was something that had been thought out and planned before, and certainly the car being set alight and burnt out was a key part of that. it s worth saying that the murder of elle edwards came after a shocking year in merseyside in terms of gun crime. there were five fatal shootings in total, they included the murder of olivia pratt korbel, ashley dale and sam rimmer, all killed in august that year, all murdered through firearms incidents. and it s interesting to note that, since this incident and since connor chapman has been arrested, the number of firearms incidents in merseyside has dropped considerably. and that is something
Every word judge said to Elle Edwards killer as he was jailed for 48 years
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five years from the starting point of count nine. for the offence of assisting an offender, count ten, i m satisfied that the offending buy chapman was very grave which he knew. i m also satisfied that your assistance was important and that it significantly damaged the interests ofjustice because it was the car used to carry out the shooting. accordingly your culpability was high and the harm caused was at least medium, set against the maximum sentence of ten years under the criminal law act, 1967. there is no sentence guideline for this offence, but the appropriate sentence before taking into account your age is six years which i reduced to five years for your youth. and it is necessary for your offences to be served consecutively, thatis offences to be served consecutively, that is to say one after the other. because they are clear and separate acts, want to possess a firearm, and the other to help to destroy the car. however i will reduce your