Matthew Mason bludgeoned 15-year-old Alex Rodda to death after paying him to keep relationship secret
A 19-year-old man who groomed and then beat a schoolboy to death in some woods has been jailed for at least 28 years, for what the judge described as a carefully planned, premeditated murder.
Matthew Mason, who bludgeoned 15-year-old Alex Rodda to death with a wrench after paying him more than £2,000 in an attempt to stop him revealing their sexual relationship, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday at Chester crown court.
