Teen double murderer jailed for life
Lorraine Thorpe was just 15 when she committed the murders
A 16-year-old British schoolgirl, the country's youngest female murderer who killed her alcoholic father and a woman companion in August last year, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Lorraine Thorpe of Clapgate Lane, Ipswich, was just 15 when she along with 41-year-old Paul Clarke killed her father Desmond Thorpe and Rosalyn Hunt in August last year.
Hunt, 41, was beaten to death by Lorraine who kicked, punched and stamped on her head, British media said.
Lorraine's father Desmond, 43, an alcoholic and a friend of Clarke, was smothered amid fears that he would tell the police about the first murder.
Lorraine, sentenced at London's Old Bailey, will serve at least 14 years behind bars.
Clarke has already been jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years.
While pronouncing the judgement, the judge said Clarke was the "instigator" in the murder of Hunt, also an alcoholic, although Thorpe "played a full part".
Paul Clarke has already been jailed for life with a minimum term of 27 years
Lorraine's parents had split up when she was 12 and she initially lived with her mother before going to look after her alcoholic father at 13.
She was spending all her time with middle-aged alcoholics who were involved in criminal activities, the media said. 00000000
Lorraine, who was suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stopped going to school and was involved in the violent activities with other alcoholics.
Source: PTI
Published Sept 9 2010
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