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A KILLER has been jailed for knifing his granddad to death in Britain’s first TV sentencing hearing.
Ben Oliver, 25, got a life sentence with a minimum term of ten years and eight months for the manslaughter of David Oliver.
Judge Sarah Munro QC told him: “The seriousness of the offence justifies a life sentence and that is the sentence I must therefore impose upon you.”
She called it a "complex sentencing exercise" but declared Oliver was a "dangerous offender".
Oliver, of Bexleyheath, South London, killed his 74-year-old granddad David in January last year.
He texted his mum afterwards: “Mum, I’ve killed granddad. I love you.” He also told his gran “he can’t hurt you anymore, nan”.
His nan last saw David after taking him a coffee and a biscuit. Oliver brutally stabbed him later that day. There were 21 stab wounds to the face and seven to the torso.
Judge Munro said Oliver was "entirely cooperative" with the police. His nan told officers: "We all wanted to kill him."
The judge also accepted that his autism and past experiences contributed to the manslaughter.
She said he had a troublesome home life, difficulties at school and did not thrive, adding: "You were irreparably damaged."
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Historic moment judge jails killer for ten years in first televised sentencing after he stabbed his grandfather to death
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