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Three men sentenced in connection with murder of Reece Heffernan

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Monday, September 12, 2022 5:26 pm
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Three men were sentenced on Monday, September 12, in connection with the murder of Reece Heffernan.

Three men were sentenced on Monday, September 12, in connection with the murder of Reece Heffernan.

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THREE men have been sentenced in connection with the murder of Reece Heffernan on Monday, September 12.

Carlos Daniel Capitao Mor da Fonseca, aged 24, Tuviah Thompson-Hordle, aged 18, and Charles Lynch, aged 18, were all found guilty by unanimous jury verdict of murder.

The trial at Reading Crown Court lasted for five weeks, concluding on Wednesday, August 24.

Fonseca was also convicted by unanimous jury verdict of one count of conspiracy to supply a class B controlled drug, and pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to pervert the course of justice at an earlier hearing.

Thompson-Hordle was also found guilty by unanimous jury verdict of one count of conspiring to pervert the course of justice and conspiracy to supply a class B controlled drug.

Lynch was found guilty by unanimous jury verdict of one count of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice and plead guilty to a count of conspiracy to supply a class be controlled drug earlier in the trial.

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While he was 17 at the time of his conviction, he has since turned 18 and is as such able to be named.

Lynch was sentenced to be detained with a minimum term of 20 years.

Fonseca was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 27 years, while Thompson-Hordle was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 24 years.

At around 10.40pm on Sunday, October 31, 2021, officers were called to Romany Lane, Tilehurst, following reports of a stabbing.

Mr Heffernan, who was 22, was located, but died at the scene.

Two men and a woman who were convicted of other offences in relation to the incident are due to be sentenced at Reading Crown Court on 21 October.

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