Prostitute murderer's bid to reduce sentence rejected

A convicted killer from Stafford jailed for murdering two prostitutes has failed in an appeal to have his 25-year minimum sentence cut.

Alun Kyte, aged 49, was jailed for life in March 2000 and told he must serve a minimum of 25 years before he could apply for parole. He went to the High Court in London to argue this was "too long" and should be reduced to 20.

But the judge told him he had not made enough progress while in prison for his appeal to be approved.

Kyte was convicted of murdering Samo Paull and Tracey Turner in 2000.

The body of Ms Paull, 20, was found in a roadside ditch in Leicestershire in December 1993. She had been strangled.

Ms Turner, 30, was found in March 1994 on the grass verge bordering a country lane near Bitteswell, around six miles from where Ms Paull's body was found. She had also been strangled.