Buzzin Disgrace

In April I reported on the horrendous death of Sophie Lancaster, who was beaten and died from her injuries just for being a goth. Here is the original story;

http://www.buzzindisgrace.co.uk/goth-murderers-jailed-for-life/71

Sophie, 20, and her boyfriend Robert Maltby, 21 were attacked by thugs and beaten so badly that when paramedics arrived they couldn’t tell who was who.

Ryan Herbert, 16, was given a minimum term of 16 years in prison, Brendan Harris, 15, received a minimum of 18 years.  The other yobs who attacked Robert but not Sophie were Joseph Hulme,17, his brother Danny, 16, and Daniel Mallett, 17, were all jailed for between four and six years.  These animals have already appealed against their sentences, but how they are even given the chance to appeal is beyond me, they should never be allowed out!

Tonight, ITV are showing a programme called ‘Fixing Broken Britain’, and Sophie’s mother agreed to be on the programme as she didn’t want Sophie’s death to amount to nothing.

The documentary shows a report on how these yobs are dealt with in other countries who are trying to control the growing concerns of teenage thuggery.

In the case of these thugs, I’m not too sure it would have helped, as I recall the mother of Brendan Harris laughed as the police quizzed her son and told the story of what had happened.

Sylvia Lancaster said “One of the main reasons, I believe, is the culture of binge drinking in the UK.  The teenagers who killed my daughter had drunk lager, cider and peach schnapps on the night they attacked her.  One of the things I wanted to see was how other countries manage to avoid this appalling drinking culture.”

She added “Maybe, if I keep campaigning and I manage to stop even one teenager from going off the rails, I know that Sophie would have been proud of me too.”