Double-murderer Darronte Dill will sit in prison for at least the next 20 years for the murders of Maxwell Brangman and Frederick Gilbert.

Dill sat emotionless in the courtroom after Chief Justice Richard Ground read out the sentence.

The 19-year-old was given seven years for each defendant — a reduced penalty because he was 17 years old at the time of the murders.

As the Court of Appeal had earlier ruled such limits unlawful, the Chief Justice used his power to mete out more time.

Mr. Justice Ground said: “On that basis I arrive at 20 years as the minimum before you can be considered for parole. It would have been considerably longer if not for your comparatively young age.”

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