Teenager admits stabbing 'annoying' sister to death

A teenage boy has been sentenced to at least 10 years and five months after admitting he wanted to kill his "annoying" sister.

- ELEANOR BARLOW

Mali Bennett-Smith was sentenced at Bristol Crown Court after pleading guilty to murder yesterday morning. The 17-year-old held his sister, 19-year-old Luka Bennett-Smith, in a headlock before stabbing her repeatedly at their home in St Andrews, the court heard. He rang emergency services 20 minutes afterwards.

Bennett-Smith’s name was suppressed following the 20 October 2024 incident due to his age. However, that restriction was lifted by the court following an application by the PA news agency.

Judge Hart said: “It’s often said in courtrooms when a child has died, ‘It must be every parent’s worst nightmare.’ The horror of the loss of their daughter at the hands of the son they still love is beyond even the worst nightmares.”