Four teenagers jailed for Bristol mistaken-identity murders
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Four aged between 15 and 18 sentenced over deaths of Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, in 33-second attack. Four teenagers have been jailed for life for murdering two boys in a case of mistaken identity in Bristol. Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, were attacked with machetes in the Knowle West area of the city on the evening of 27 January.
Their attackers – Riley Tolliver, 18, Kodi-Shai Wescott, 17, and two boys aged 15 and 16 who cannot be named due to their age – were sentenced at Bristol crown court on Thursday. A getaway driver, 45-year-old Antony Snook was jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 38 years last month.
During the sentencing hearing, Mason’s sister Chloe held up packets containing his ashes and hair, as well as a print taken of his hand after his death. She told the expressionless defendants: “This is Mason’s ashes and this is what you’ve done. If anyone is upset about me bringing them to court today, that is all I have left of him.
“I shouldn’t have to look at my brother’s bone fragments either. I also have a piece of his hair which has his blood on it, if you want to see it?. “This is my dead brother’s handprint. Another thing you’ve done. I should be able to hold my brother’s hand, not look at it on a piece of paper. This is all I have left of him. I hope your sorries are genuine but unfortunately I can’t be sure. I hope you don’t forget Mason because he didn’t deserve any of this.”.
