THESE are the faces of the two teenage boys who murdered a vulnerable man in his own home.

Jack James Hindley and Samuel Roy Jones were described as "pure evil" by members of Edward Reeve's family.

The boys, who were 16 at the time of the killing on December 31 last year, both stabbed 35-year-old Mr Reeve with knives.

They left the property after the attack and bragged about what they had done.

Mr Reeve, who was described as a talented musician, was left to suffer in his home before he bled to death.

He was not found until January 4 when two concerned friends when to his home in Heath Road, Walkford, and found his body.

Bournemouth Echo:

Hindley, of Christchurch, and Jones, of Bournemouth, were found guilty of murder following a trial at Winchester Crown Court.

The Honourable Mr Justice Sweeney handed the teens life sentences - detention at His Majesty's Pleasure - with a minimum term of 18 years.

The boys have not been named or pictured until the sentencing hearing on Septmeber 28 due to a reporting restriction.

The judge decided to lift this restriction following an application by the Daily Echo.

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