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Three men have been charged with the murder of 14-year-old Jordan Watson, who was found dead in a Carlisle cemetery.

Police named the men as Brahnn Finley and Daniel Johnston, both 19, and 18-year-old George Thomson.

The trio, all from Carlisle, will appear at the magistrates' court there on Monday.

Jordan died from neck and head wounds caused by a sharp implement in what police called a "brutal attack".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-33212597
 
Update...Posted on 6/24/2015

Trio accused of Jordan Watson murder appear in court
Three men accused of murdering Carlisle schoolboy Jordan Watson have appeared before Cumbria’s top judge.

Brahnn Finley, 19, Daniel Johnston, also 19, and George Thomson, 18, made their appearances before Judge Paul Batty QC via video link at the city’s crown court this morning (WED).

Finley, Johnston and Thomson are jointly charged with the murder of 14-year-old Jordan. The alleged offence is said to have been committed on or about 15th June in Carlisle.

The preliminary hearing was held in a packed courtroom number three, and lasted 20 minutes.

No pleas were entered by the three defendants, who all have Carlisle addresses. Each spoke only to confirm their names and to say they could hear the proceedings clearly.

The case of Finley, of Furze Street; Johnston, of Petteril Bank Road; and Thomson, of Upperby Road, was adjourned until Tuesday, 1st September. A plea and case management hearing will be held on that date in front of Judge Batty.

In the meantime all three defendants were remanded in custody.

During today’s short hearing, Judge Batty made an appeal in respective of the ongoing investigation into Jordan’s death.

He said: “Anyone who has information should do their public duty and give information to the police. If anyone knowingly gives false information to the police in this matter there will be serious consequences.”

Members of the public have also been urged not to hold demonstrations outside the court building to coincide with future hearings.

These were described as “extremely counter-productive” and could result in the case ultimately being heard outside of Cumbria.
 
http://www.cfmradio.co.uk/localnews/jordan-watson-murder-trial-day-one/

A 14-year-old Carlisle schoolboy was lured to Upperby Cemetery and murdered by a love rival for his girlfriend's affections, a jury has heard.

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/w...ear-jordan-watson-murder-trial-told-1.1232927
[doublepost=1454948009,1453158253][/doublepost]justice for jordan. altho johnson only got 10 yrs should have got more

https://www.cumbria.police.uk/News/...nection-with-the-murder-of-Jordan-Watson.aspx
[doublepost=1454948077][/doublepost]The following is a police interview with George Thomson, the interviews of Brahnn Finley and Daniel Johnston will be uploaded shortly:
[doublepost=1454965190][/doublepost]http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teen-guilty-murdering-14-year-7315000

The Judge said that Jordan was "a child really", and was a "warm, loving and vibrant teenager who was full of fun."

He said Jordan "had a lot to live for."

The Judge said that there was no certainty about the murder weapon, but that in all probability it was a Gurkha knife found in Thomson's bedroom, which had traces of Jordan's blood on it.

He said Thomson was six foot, and weighed sixteen or seventeen stone, and had "inflicted over 40 or 50 blows" on the four foot eleven inch tall teenager, who "never stood a moment's chance".

Thomson's attack was "brutal and sustained butchery", but the Judge said it was not a frenzied attack, but was "deliberate and planned."

He said: "there is no other word to describe what you did than 'evil'."

Referring to George Thomson's motive for killing Jordan, the Judge said: "you combined your overwhelming desire for Jordan's girlfriend and your hatred of Jordan with your fascination with weapons and violence and you turned these into a lethal cocktail of emotion."

http://www.itv.com/news/border/2016-02-08/judge-sentences-men-for-evil-killing-of-jordan-watson/
 
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