Jailed killer, 23, who stabbed 17-year-old boy to death in postcode gang war BRAGS from behind bars about his ‘five years of light work’ on Facebook
- Callum Plaats was jailed for 14 years for manslaughter of Tavis Spencer-Aitkens
- Plaats, 23 at the time, was able to post on the social network while behind bars
- Alongside a photo of him on Facebook he boasted: ‘Five years left lightwork’
- Mr Spencer-Aitkens, 17, died after being stabbed 15 times in Ipswich, Suffolk
A jailed killer who stabbed a teenager to death in a gang war has bragged from behind bars about his ‘five years of light work’ on Facebook.
Callum Plaats was jailed for 14 years for the manslaughter of Tavis Spencer-Aitkens last April.
The 17-year-old was stabbed 15 times and had a bottle smashed over his head just yards from his family home in Ipswich on June 2 last year.
Four people were subsequently found guilty of his murder, while Plaats was convicted of manslaughter.
Plaats, 23 at the time, pictured on the left, was able to post on the social network while behind bars
The four convicted of murder, Aristote Yenge, 23, Isaac Calver, 19, both from Ipswich, and Kyreis Davies, 17, from Colchester, and Adebayo Amusa, 20, from east London, were all handed life sentences on Tuesday.
Plaats, 23 at the time, was able to post on the social network while behind bars. Alongside a photo of him he boasted: ‘Five years left lightwork’.
MP Tom Hunt slammed the thug and called it ‘appalling’ and is now raising social media use in prisons in Parliament.
The Conservative MP for Ipswich, said: ‘Appalled by this. One of those involved in the brutal murder of Tavis Spencer-Aitkens and sentenced to 14 years for manslaughter brazenly posting on Facebook about his early release and how easy life is inside.
The 17-year-old was stabbed 15 times and had a bottle smashed over his head just yards from his family home in Ipswich on June 2 last year.
MP Tom Hunt slammed the thug (left and right) and called it ‘appalling’ and is now raising social media use in prisons in Parliament
‘This is wrong on so many levels and will undoubtedly cause a great deal of upset for Tavis’s loved ones.’
‘Those found guilty of serious crimes should have zero access to social media and surely all their social media accounts must be closed down before they enter prison’.
Isaac Calver, 19, Aristote Yenge, 23, Adebayo Amusa, 20 and Kyreis Davies, 17 were all convicted for murder.
At the time of Platts sentencing, Judge Martyn Levett said the attack was a ‘grim demonstration’ of how knife crime has ‘blighted towns and cities across the UK’.
MP Tom Hunt slammed the thug and called it ‘appalling’ and is now raising social media use in prisons in Parliament
During a four-month trial, Ipswich Crown Court heard there was an intense rivalry between Mr Spencer-Aitkens’ friends in the Neno gang, also called The Three, and the J-Block gang of which his killers were members.
Speaking during the trial, Sharon Box, the victim’s mother, said her life ‘shattered’ and her heart was ‘broken beyond repair’.
She added: ‘I can only hope that when they are alone with their thoughts they will be haunted by their actions for the remainder of their days.’
A HM Prison Service spokesman said: ‘We do not tolerate the use of mobile phones in our prisons and will seek to punish those responsible.
‘We are spending an extra £100m, as part of a broader £2.75bn programme, on cutting-edge technology to detect and block mobile phones, and crack down on illicit items in jails.’
The Facebook post has since been removed.
Prisoners are not allowed to access any social networking sites while in custody, according to guidelines posted online by the government.