Britain's youngest killers in 30 years sentenced for machete attack

A machete that was found under the bed of one of the boys convicted of murdering Shawn Seesahai, who was killed in a machete attack during a confrontation over a park bench in Wolverhampton on 13 November last year, is pictured in a handout photo obtained by Reuters on September 27, 2024. West Midlands Police Handout/Handout via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - Two boys who were aged just 12 when they killed a 19-year-old man in a "horrific" machete attack in central England last year were on Friday sentenced to a minimum of eight years and six months in custody.

The boys, now 13, are the youngest people to be convicted for murder in Britain since two 10-year-olds killed toddler James Bulger in 1993, one of the most infamous murders in the country's recent history.