Proposed changes follow sentencing of Hashem Abedi, brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi

Teenagers who commit murder could be sent to prison for life with no chance of parole, under a major shake-up of sentencing laws to be outlined by ministers this week.

The proposed changes, to be unveiled by the justice secretary, Robert Buckland, in a white paper, follows the sentencing in August of Hashem Abedi, the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi, who was found guilty of murdering 22 people but was spared a whole life sentence because of his age.

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