'Instead of planning his birthday, we're preparing his funeral': Mum of murdered schoolboy's agony as killers are jailed

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The mum of murdered schoolboy Reece Tansey today told of her heartache after his killers were jailed. Laura Tansey said her 15-year-old son - stabbed to death in Bolton - was "simply our world".

The teenager who was found guilty of his murder was this afternoon jailed for 15 years. READ MORE:'He's dead now': Boy who murdered Reece Tansey then posted chilling videos of the aftermath jailed A second boy, who also can't be named for legal reasons, was sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter.

Reece's family said they are "devastated beyond belief" and "instead of planning his birthday, they were preparing his funeral".

The statement read out at Manchester Crown Court said: "Reece was our 15-year-old son, he made us smile, he made us laugh, he made us tear our hair out at times, a typical teenage lad, but he was ours. "Reece was fiercely protective of his mum and little brother, and saw himself as the man of the house.