HEATHER — Live News The teenager had been given a sentence of three years and...

Published: 11:26 pm December 10, 2021
Updated: 4:42 pm March 8, 2026
A 14-year-old Female Who Admitted Manslaughter After A 13-year-old Boy Was Knifed To Death Over A Social Media Row Has Had Her Sentence Increased

 
The teenager had been given a sentence of three years and two months following the killing of Olly Stephens in Reading in January 2021.

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Three appeal judges concluded that the sentence was unduly lenient.

The teenager who was 13 at the time, admitted manslaughter.

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Two males aged 14, were found guilty of murder following a trial at Reading Crown Court.

One was sentenced to 13 years and the other to 12 years.

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All three were sentenced in September to custody in young offender institutions.

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It was told Olly had been lured to a field near his home, after a dispute on social media, and “ambushed”.

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Barrister Tom Little QC, who represented the solicitor general Alex Chalk, argued that the girl’s original sentence of three years and two months was unduly lenient.

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None of those convicted can be identified for legal reasons.

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