Two men who forced a boy into a flooded clay pit and watched him drown have been jailed for five-and-a-half years.

The body of Shane Owoo, 16, was recovered from Lunt Pool in Bilston, West Midlands, on 30 September 2007.
The court heard that Shane had been "frogmarched" down to the pool and pelted with stones the day before his body was found.
Christopher Lewis, 22, and Marvin Walker, 21, both from Wolverhampton, pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Tobias Davies, 21, of Wolverhampton, who admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm, was jailed for 12 months.
But he was released immediately as he had already served 13 months in prison on remand.
Lewis and Walker were told at Birmingham Crown Court they would have to serve half their sentence in custody and the other half on licence.
Shane had been made to enter the pool after he had taken a bike belonging to one of the defendants, the police said at the time.
Sticks and stones were used to stop the teenager, described by police as "not a strong swimmer", from getting out of the water.
His body was recovered the next day.

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Two and a half years in prison for drowning/stoning someone to death ..... then released on license ... what sort of punishment is that not to mention the lack of any deterrent .
Our justice system is a national disgrace ,the courts ,the CPS ,the prisons all need widespread reform . These institutions are meant to protect the law abiding majority instead it seems they favour the criminals will it be any surprise if one of these scumbags re offends while on license ... nope .

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