Jack Frew killed by friend

I was watching the news last night and seen something that shocked me, back in May 2010, 16 year old Jack Frew was stabbed and killed in the neck and body by a boy called Craig Roy but despite admitting to stabbing Jack Frew Mr Roy denies murder.  I fail to understand how someone can admit stabbing a person yet deny their murder.  After committing the attack Mr Roy phoned his partner Christopher Hannah who went to the scene and found Craig Roy covered in blood with a knife in his hand.  The first thing Mr Hannah done when arriving at the scene was to check that Mr Roy was alright before going over to Jack Frew to find him lying on the ground covered in his own blood.  Mr Hannah said he then tried to take Jack's Frew's pulse and realised that he had passed away.

At this point Mr Hannah claims he "freaked out" for about five minutes before calling the police and an ambulance as well as Mr Roy's mother as he felt he needed an adult.  Earlier on in the trial Mr Hannah told the court that Jack Frew was also homosexual and said that they all used to meet up with friends at the skate park in East Kilbride.

I was horrified when I seen this, partly because this took place in Scotland which is where I live and this was the first I had heard of it two years after it actually happened.  Okay East Kilbride is about a three and a half hour drive from where I live but I struggle to believe I never heard of this before.  However I was mostly horrified by the loss of such a young guy described by his head teacher as "A committed and conscientious young man on the brink of a bright future".

Any loss of life is tragic but for such a young man with his whole life ahead of him to have been killed in this manner is truly upsetting.  My heart goes out to all of his friends and family and I really hope that Mr Roy is brought to justice.

Below I have provided some links to youtube videos  that I think are worth watching, starting with news clips then moving onto video's of him and his friends having a laugh that are nice to see but it really shows you just how nice and well loved by his friends this young man was and how tragic the events of May 2010 where.

STV News Story 1

STV News Story 2

Jack Frew CatWalk

Jack and Friends dance

World Record Attempt

Brandon McInerney Admits to Murder

Brandon McInerney has pleaded guilty to the second degree murder of his classmate Larry King and faces 21 years in prison.

When McInerney was 14 he shot King in the back of the head during a lesson.  McInerney had previously admitted killing King but denied that it was murder.  He had said that King who was 15, who self-identified as gay and wore feminine clothing had teased and provoked him.

A mistrial was declared when the jurors failed to reach a decision.  In a retrial he admitted to second degree murder, voluntary manslaughter and use of a firearm. 

McInerney will now serve 11 years for manslaughter and a further 10 years for for the use of a firearm and will not serve any time for murder as part of a plea deal.

Greg King, Larry King's father said he understood the plea deal.  He said "I don't think that 21 year sentence is justice for my son, but I understand the reality of that was facing the DA, of trying to convict a defendant who was 14 when he committed the murder.

McInerney will face the full 21 year sentence and won't be let out early for good behaviour as part of the plea deal..