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UK’s youngest murderers since James Bulger killers ‘MUST be named to stop more bloodshed’
Shawn was slashed with a machete, punched and stamped on in an unprovoked attack in a Wolverhampton park
THE 12-year-old killers of Shawn Seesahai must be named to stop more bloodshed, ex-police officers demand.
The pair were found guilty of the 19-year-old’s machete murder but their identities have not been revealed due to their age.
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But calls are growing for the boys — the youngest to be convicted of murder since James Bulger’s ten-year-old killers in 1993 — to be named.
Former Met officer Peter Bleksley said: “It must be done to deter youngsters picking up knives.
"We don’t have enough deterrents these days, which is why criminals roam the streets without fear. Naming and shaming sometimes works.”
Dai Davies, a former Met Commander, backed his call, saying: “Unmasking them could act as a deterrent for other youngsters.
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"Secondly, it would expose the feral kids that they are.”
Shawn was slashed with a machete, punched and stamped on in an unprovoked attack in a Wolverhampton park in November.
Judge Mrs Justice Amanda Tipples will consider naming his killers and will hear arguments from the press before next month’s sentencing.
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