The mums of two murdered young men have united to demand tougher life sentences in Scotland. The families of tragic Liam Hendry, callously mowed down in an unprovoked street attack, and Terry Smith, brutally stabbed to death after a jibe over a T-shirt, watched their killers face justice in court this year.
But despite both being handed mandatory life sentences for murder, the thugs could walk free much earlier as the “punishment” part of their sentences were 22 years and 15 years.
Their loved ones are now joining others who have lost young men to murder in calling for ‘life’ to mean at least 25 years behind bars.Terry’s mum Liz said: “Our sons no longer have a voice so we need to speak for them now.”Liam Hendry was just 18 when he was
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