LIVE: Cold and calculating Matthew Mason gets life in prison with minimum term of 28 years for murder of schoolboy Alex Rodda - latest updates from court
Earlier this month, jurors at Chester Crown Court found Matthew Mason, now 20, guilty after over nine hours of deliberations
Alex Rodda, left, and his killer Matthew Mason (Image: M.E.N/Cheshire Police)
The young man who murdered Cheshire schoolboy Alex Rodda has been handed a life sentence - with a minimum term of 28 years.
Earlier this month, jurors at Chester Crown Court found Matthew Mason, now 20, guilty after over nine hours of deliberations.
Cold and calculating Matthew Mason set to be sentenced for murder of schoolboy Alex Rodda
Earlier this month, jurors at Chester Crown Court found Matthew Mason, now 20, guilty after over nine hours of deliberations
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THE parents of murdered 15-year-old Alex Rodda said how much their beautiful baby boy would be hugely missed by all his friends and family. Adam and Lisa Rodda, both read impact statements at Chester Crown Court as their son s killer, Matthew Mason, 20, was sentenced to life behind bars for the brutal killing. Mr Rodda said: He was my youngest child of five. Alex would always say that he loved you at the end of every phone call. This would be irrespective of whether he was with his friends or not. It never stopped him as it was just a natural thing for him to say.
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