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Mum of murdered Norfolk teen ‘mortified’ by killer’s appeal against life sentence

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25.10.2025

Margaret Oakes, whose 18-year-old son Raymond James Quigley - of Wymondham - was stabbed to death, said the news had reopened deep wounds for her family.

Joshua Howell, 20, formerly of Wellington Street, Ipswich, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years for his role in the killing in Westgate Street.

Joshua Howell, who is appealing his sentence (Image: Suffolk police)

Although it was co-defendant Alfie Hammett, of Larkhill Rise, Rushmere St Andrew, who delivered the fatal blows on the afternoon of January 17, 2023, Howell brandished a machete to stop Mr Quigley's friends from intervening.

His new hearing is due to take place at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Tuesday next week.

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