Georgia Williams' killer Jamie Reynolds loses full life sentence appeal
Killer Jamie Reynolds has lost his appeal against his full life sentence for murdering Shropshire teenager Georgia Williams.
The decision was handed down in writing by the country's top judges this morning.
Reynolds' appeal was heard by the Lord Chief Justice John Thomas at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on October 16.
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He appeared by video link from HMP Wakefield, Yorkshire to appeal to overturn his lifelong imprisonment for murdering the 17-year-old from Wellington.
Also hearing the appeal were judges Mr Justice Wyn Williams and Mr Justice Nigel Sweeney.
Mr Michael Duck, QC for Reynolds, said his guilty plea should have been given more weight during sentencing.
He also argued against the use of sentencing guidelines for an adult who had murdered a child because Reynolds was 22 and Georgia 17 at the time.
But Mr Richard Whittam, QC for the Crown, said: "This is one of the most serious offences in the criminal calendar."
He added that Reynolds's "extreme amount of planning", his "cool" disposal of Georgia's body, his removal of her jewellery as trophies and the act of texting her mother after her death, were all factors to be taken into account.
