Teenagers jailed for murdering 16-year-old in beach knife attack
Earlier, Donald Findlay KC spoke in mitigation for Stewart. He told the court that Stewart and Kayden Moy had been “close friends at one time”.
He added: “But two groups were formed and took to behaving in the way that they did. Violence was commonplace.”
He said Stewart regrets what happens and has been “very affected” since his conviction.
Stewart was subject to a community payback order at the time for possession of a machete which was imposed four days before the murder.
His other previous conviction was a breach of the peace with a knife.
Mark Stewart KC, representing Turley, said the 18-year-old “didn’t intend to kill or want to kill Kayden Moy but he accepts that he did”.
Iain Duguid KC for the third teenager said he was 14-years-old at the time of the murder and his “immaturity” had been highlighted in criminal justice social work reports.
He said the teenager had a “traumatic upbringing” and has since engaged in education projects while in secure accommodation.
He will be detained in secure accommodation until he is 19, before being transferred to prison.
Moira Orr, who leads on homicide for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal service said: “The three accused, all teenagers, made themselves potential murderers the moment they armed themselves with at least one knife.
“And murderers they became. One of them – Cole Turley – struck the fatal blow but prosecutors proved that all three were part of the planning and execution of the crime.
“It is difficult to adequately express the devastation caused by their decision to carry a bladed weapon.”
