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Sebastian Smith, of no fixed address, and Becki West-Davidson, 30, of Rope Walk, Ipswich, were also convicted of murder. Earlier in a victim statement read to the court Mr Pooley s mother Samantha Nicholls described her 22-year-old son, who was autistic and had learning difficulties, as “vulnerable”. Addressing his killers directly across the courtroom, she said they had robbed her of a future with her son. Ipswich Crown Court And she told Palmer he was a “violent bully”. She added: “You had choices that night and you made the wrong ones. You will have to live with the knowledge of what happened.” ....
Joe Pooley, from Ipswich, who was found in the River Gipping - Credit: Suffolk Constabulary The mother of murdered Ipswich man Joe Pooley, whose body was found in the River Gipping, has described her son s killers as “bullies”. In a moving victim statement read to Ipswich Crown Court today Joe’s mother Samantha Nicholls described 22-year-old Joe, who was autistic and had learning difficulties, as vulnerable and desperate for friends. Addressing his killers directly across the courtroom she accused them of being “bullies” and said they had robbed her of a future with her son and replaced it with a “funeral and an urn containing his ashes . ....
Sebastian Smith, Sean Palmer and Becki West-Davidson have been jailed for life for the murder of vulnerable Ipswich man Joe Pooley whose body was found in the River Gipping. ....
A fourth defendant, Lisa-Marie Smith, 26, of Hawick, Roxburghshire, was unanimously cleared of murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter. Jailing Sebastian Smith, Palmer and West-Davidson for life Judge Levett directed that Smith should serve a minimum term of 21 years before he can be considered eligible for parole, Palmer for 18 years and West-Davidson for 17 years. Sebastian Smith refused to leave prison to come to court and was sentenced in his absence. In a letter read to the court he described the trial process as being biased and said he didn’t see the point of coming to court. A policeman guarding the scene in August 2018. ....
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