Jamie Reynolds loses appeal over full life sentence
Jamie Reynolds has lost his appeal against his full life sentence for murdering Georgia Williams.
The ruling was made today by Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas, Mr Justice Wyn Williams and Mr Justice Sweeney.
The court announced that there was "no basis on which it can properly be argued that a whole-life order was not required".
His appeal centred on the amount of credit to be given in relation to his age and guilty plea.
Reynolds pleaded guilty to murdering the Wellington teenager Georgia Williams at Stafford Crown Court on 2 December 2013. He had previously given a not guilty plea when he appeared at Birmingham Crown Court in October 2013.
Georgia was last seen by her parents on Sunday 26 May 2013 when she told them she was going to see friends. She was murdered at Reynolds’ home address on Avondale Road in Wellington.
Her body was found in woodland off the Nant-y-Garth pass near Wrexham following a nationwide appeal.
A post-mortem examination showed she died of asphyxia as a result of pressure to the neck, probably caused by a ligature.
