Two teenage girls who murdered a vulnerable alcoholic in her own home will remain anonymous for life. The pair were aged 13 and 14 when they put 39-year-old Hartlepool woman Angela Wrightson through a five-hour ordeal while posing for Snapchat selfies.
The horrific crime saw the victim hit with a shovel, a TV, a coffee table and a stick studded with screws. They were given life sentences with a minimum term of 15 years after a trial at Leeds Crown Court in 2016.
Both killers have now turned 18 but a High Court ruling means their identities will remain a secret for the rest of their lives.
They argued naming them would create a serious risk of "self-harm or even suicide". In a ruling published on Thursday, Mrs Justice Tipples granted the
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