Teenager jailed for life for Elianne Andam murder over teddy bear row - full sentencing - video Dailymotion

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Sentencing remarks from Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb.Hassan Sentamu has been locked up for life at the Old Bailey with a minimum term of 23 years for stabbing 15-year-old Elianne Andam to death in a row over a teddy bear.

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00:00Ellianne Andam was 15 years old when you murdered her.

00:04She will always remain just 15.

00:08She will never realize the potential of her life.

00:12You have taken the life of a precious child.

00:15You have devastated the lives of those

00:17who knew and loved Ellianne Andam, a bright, kind,

00:22and loyal 15-year-old on her way to school with her friends.

00:27The responsibility for Ellianne's death

00:31will be with you for the rest of your days.

00:34A year after Ellianne died, a large mural

00:37was unveiled in Croydon, close to the bus stop.

00:41It shows a lovely teenager, full of life and purpose,

00:46with a radiant smile.

00:49Its presence marks the determination of the community

00:52to declare to young men like you, as forcefully as they can,

00:57put the knives down.

Teenager jailed for life for Elianne Andam murder over teddy bear row - full sentencing

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