Read in full: BBC’s John Hunt’s statement to murder sentencing

And now comes the time when your fate on this earth will be confirmed. Every single person in the world, I’m thinking of mothers and fathers in particular, especially those daughters , now expects the formality of a life sentence. Never again to make choices of your own. To breathe fresh air only occasionally. To eat when someone else tells you to eat. But just remember one thing. Whatever sentence you are about to receive, whatever misery lies ahead for you for the next 60 years. Remember that after your days on earth are done, on your dying day, there will be no release for you. The screams of Hell, Kyle, I can hear them faintly now. The red carpet will come out for you. At that point, when the person you could have been meets the person you are, you will realise your miserable fate will last for eternity.