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20/05/2014
Pair Who Plotted To Kill Joss Stone Have Sentences Reduced
Two men convicted of plotting to kill singer Joss Stone have had their sentences reduced following an appeal.
Junior Bradsahw, 33, from Manchester, has his original 18-year sentence reduced to 10 years by Court of Appeal judges.
Kevin Liverpool, 36, also from Manchester, was originally given life with a minimum of 10 years and eight months, had his sentence reduced to six-and-a-half years.
The pair were arrested near the singer's home in Devon in 2011.
Weapons were found in their car as well as balaclavas in bin bags.
(CD)
Junior Bradsahw, 33, from Manchester, has his original 18-year sentence reduced to 10 years by Court of Appeal judges.
Kevin Liverpool, 36, also from Manchester, was originally given life with a minimum of 10 years and eight months, had his sentence reduced to six-and-a-half years.
The pair were arrested near the singer's home in Devon in 2011.
Weapons were found in their car as well as balaclavas in bin bags.
(CD)
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