Man to be sentenced for murdering Rotherham girl, 16

A man who stabbed a Rotherham teenage girl 28 times is to be sentenced today for murder.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Mar 2018, 05:28 BST
Updated 5th Mar 2018, 05:40 BST
Leonne Weeks was stabbed 28 timesLeonne Weeks was stabbed 28 times
Leonne Weeks was stabbed 28 times

Leonne Weeks, aged 16, from Dinnington, was found slumped on a footpath just off Lordens Hill, Dinnington, in January last year after being repeatedly knifed in her head and upper body.

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Killer Shea Peter Heeley is to be sentenced todayKiller Shea Peter Heeley is to be sentenced today
Killer Shea Peter Heeley is to be sentenced today
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CRIME: Man charged with murder over deaths of four people believed to be from DoncasterShea Peter Heeley, 19, of Doe Quarry Lane, Dinnington, admitted murder during a hearing at Sheffield Crown Court last month and was warned he would be jailed 'for a very long time indeed' when the tariff is set for the minimum number of years he must spend behind bars before he can be considered for parole.

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There were angry outbursts from the public gallery during Heeley's last court case, where he was warned by one man that he would face revenge for his actions.

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