Life sentences for Florida teenager who murdered Warwick man and his friend

Mr Cooper ,25, who was raised in Kenilworth and a former player for the town’s tennis club, and Mr Kouzaris, 24, of Northampton, were shot dead in Saratosa, Florida, last year.

The pair, who met at Sheffield University, were killed after drunkenly wandering into the impoverished Newtown area in the early hours of April 16.

The court heard how Tyson, 17, had killed the men after trying to rob them.

It also emerged that hours before the murders, Tyson had been released after his arrest following a shooting on April 7.

Tyson, who was tried as an adult at Sarasota County Court despite having been 16 at the time of the murders, was given two life sentences without the eligibility of parole.

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