Key Events So Far 6 mins ago SENTENCE 6 mins ago Judge unpersuaded by medical evidence 12 mins ago “No remorse” 18 mins ago Kelsey’s mum had to turn off life support 28 mins ago Family return to gallery 14:29 Jonathan Humphries SENTENCE
The sentence is a minimum term of 16 years in prison
A member of Kelsey
s family shouts “I hope you rot”
Wilcocks shouts abuse back as he is led away.
The family are asked to calm down.
That concludes this sad case, and Judge Holroyde retires.
14:28 Jonathan Humphries Judge unpersuaded by medical evidence
Judge Holroyde says he will “have regard” to Wilcocks young age.
He now considers the other mitigation.
“I take the following view. It is said that you lacked premeditation. I certainly accept this was not premeditated or planned for a long time, but Im afraid Mr Wilcocks that the first strangling takes any point away from that mitigation.”
He refers to Wilcocks mental condition.
Judge “I am unpersuaded by the medical evidence that there should be any reduction of your sentence in that regard.”
“In my judgement this was quite plainly loss of temper, not loss of control. As for sexual infidelity, it carries no weight whatsoever when it is put forward by someone who was at least as unfaithful and showed his willingness to engage with other young women as little as a few hours before the killing.”
14:23 Jonathan Humphries “No remorse”
Judge: “I regret to say over the course of a weeks trial, when I saw glimpses of behaviour that the jury did not see, I did not see any signs of remorse.”
Justice Holroyde pays tribute to Wilcocks defence team and says they have pointed out all the relevant points.
The judge explains the way Wilcocks life sentence wiill work.
The court must set a minimum term for which Wilcocks will have to serve fully, before he can be considered for release on licence.
Whether he will actually be released after the minimum term depends on the decision of a parole board, who must decide whether he is safe to live among the public.
Judge: “When you were convicted at your first trial, the trial judge passed a minimum term of 16 years, but I cannot pass a more severe sentence than that.
“Mr Evans suggests I should pass a less severe sentence than that.”
He says it is “extremely important” to have regard to Wilcocks young age, he was 19 when he murdered Kelsey.
14:16 Jonathan Humphries Kelsey’s mum had to turn off life support
Gareth Evans, QC, representing Wilcocks is addressing the judge.
GE “You have to pass on him a life sentence, and then a minimum term, of which he will have to serve every day.”
Mr Evans says there was a lack of premeditation in Wilcocks behaviour and the incident just “blew up.”
He suggest that Wilcocks 16 year sentence, passed in 2011, was too high.
Judge Mr Justice Holroyde says: “The jury rejected your attempts to minimise responsibility for this terrible crime. You ended a very young life in very cruel manner.
“The first strangling shows you knew exactly what you were doing
.
“The grim reality is that it cannot have been quick, and she could not have met her death passively. You choked the life out of her. Every murder ends one life, but ruins many more, and so it has in this case.
“Kelsey Shaw, aged only 17, lost her young life, her mother has been left to live with that loss.”
Judge Holroyde says that Kelseys mum had to make the heartbreaking decision to turn off Kelseys life-support machine following the attack.
14:06 Jonathan Humphries Family return to gallery
The case has been called on and Kelseys relieved family are returning to the public gallery.
Members of the jury have chosen to remain in court to watch the sentencing hearing.
Wilcocks has been brought back into the dock.
14:04 Jonathan Humphries Wilcocks to be sentenced this afternoon
I am in Liverpool Crown Court for the sentencing of Callum Wilcocks, who was once again convicted of the murder of Speke teenager Kelsey Shaw this morning.
Wilcocks, now 23, of Hale Drive in Speke, always admitted strangling his on-off girlfriend after a row about them seeing other people. But today a jury dismissed the defence that Wilcocks lost his self-control or suffered an “abnormality of mental function” due to a severe personality disorder, after a seven day re-trial at Liverpool Crown Court. Wilcocks was originally found guilty of murder and received a life sentence with a minimum of 15 years in prison in December, 2011. However he won the right to appeal in October 2014, and a fresh trial was ordered earlier this year. The cocaine addict always admitted choking the 17-year-old mum-of-one in an arm lock before continuing to throttle her with his hands when she collapsed. His sentence will begin at 2.05pm
Source: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/