On the 23^rd of November 2007 Jordan Towers then aged 16 years old was sentenced to be detained at her majesty’s pleasure with a minimum term of 13 years. Dean Curtis then aged 19 years old was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term set at 17 years and Tony Hawkes then aged 17 years old was detained at her majesty’s pleasure with a minimum term of 16 years.

During his sentence remarks the Judge said ‘it is common ground that you Jordan took no part in the stabbing’. Jordan has to admit to being a murderer in order to show remorse to secure a parole date. How can he admit to doing something that a Judge has clearly stated, he did not do.

An application for leave to appeal against conviction was submitted on behalf of Jordan. The application was subsequently refused by a single Judge. The application was then submitted for hearing in front of the full court which sat at Leeds Crown Court. Again Jordan was refused leave to appeal, and it must be said he was refused for all the wrong reasons. All the reasons given for refusal did not match with what the evidence during trial had established. The whole hearing lasted 10 minutes, it was supposed to last a couple of hours.

An application has since been lodged with the CCRC. The case is currently under review and Jordan has it on good authority that a decision will be made around April or May. The only chance Jordan has of ever being released from prison is either winning an appeal or a change in the law if none of these happen life will mean life in Jordan’s case.