Sister of teenager murdered in case of mistaken identity brings ashes and hair to killers’ sentencing
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Chloe Rist demanded the killers of her brother, Mason Rist, never forget him as she read out a powerful statement to them during a sentencing hearing at Bristol Crown Court. The sister of a murdered 15-year-old boy brandished her brother’s ashes at his killers during their sentencing hearing, demanding they do not forget him.
![[Max Dixon, right, and Mason Rist were murdered in a case of mistaken identity]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/10/09/ec21dcab79acfda8e3a455de69c474bfY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzMzOTA2NjE3-2.78213808.jpg)
Mason Rist and his best friend, Max Dixon, 16, were attacked by four armed teenagers in case of mistaken identity in the Knowle West area of Bristol earlier this year. The innocent pair, who died of stab wounds, were set on for revenge after masked youths wielding machetes threw bricks at a property in the rival area of Hartcliffe.
![[Riley Tolliver, 18, is one of the four teeangers who were found guilty two counts of murder last month following a six-week murder trial]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/11/15/22/Riley-Tolliver.jpg)
Their killers – Riley Tolliver, 18, and three boys aged 15, 16, and 17, who cannot be named due to their age – were convicted of two counts of murder last month following a six-week murder trial. On Friday, at sentencing hearing for the four teenagers at Bristol Crown Court, relatives of the boys were given the opportunity to make statements, including Mason’s sister, Chloe Rist.
She brought with her Mason’s ashes, a handprint and hair with the boy’s blood into the packed courtroom. Facing her brother’s killers, she said: “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.
