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Why the identities of boys, 12, who murdered teen in park are being kept secret

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They're Britain's youngest knife killers, locked up for the brutal murder of Shawn Seesahai, aged 19, in a park in Wolverhampton.

But the media isn't allowed to reveal the names of the lads, who were aged 12 at the time, despite committing such a shocking crime.

The reason is an order made by a High Court judge in July, three months before the sentencing hearing yesterday (Friday) which ended with the youths, now 13, being handed life sentences with minimum term of eight-and-a-half years each.

Media organisations, as is routine in notorious cases involving defendants who are under 17 and therefore considered children in the eyes of the law, applied for reporting restrictions to be lifted.

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