Alex Tye, of Low Road, Friston, must serve a minimum of twelve-and-a-half years in prison...

Published: 10:22 pm April 27, 2023
Updated: 10:26 am October 8, 2025
A 17-year-old Boy Has Been Given A Life Sentence After Pleading Guilty To Attempted Murder Following A Serious Assault In Benhall In October 2022 Which Left A Teenage Girl With Life-changing Injuries

Alex Tye, of Low Road, Friston, must serve a minimum of twelve-and-a-half years in prison before being considered for parole. He was also sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for possession of an offensive weapon, to be served concurrently.

Police were called by the East of England Ambulance Service just after 7am on Sunday 2 October, to reports that a teenage girl had been assaulted in an area of grassland close to the junction of Aldecar Lane and Benhall Green, Benhall.

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