A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to 13 years in a Young Offenders Institute for...

Published: 5:30 pm November 30, 2023
Updated: 11:17 am October 8, 2025
Teenager sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for the murder of Fred Shand

A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to 13 years in a Young Offenders Institute for the murder of teenager Rohan Shand, who was killed on his way home from school in Kingsthorpe, Northampton.

Affectionately known as Fred by his family and friends, the 16-year-old died after an incident near the Cock Hotel in Harborough Road at about 3.35pm on Wednesday, March 22. 

The teenager, who can’t be named for legal reasons, was found guilty of Fred’s murder at the conclusion of a four-week trial at Northampton Crown Court in August.

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