Thusha Shooting: Three Jailed

Following the sentencing of three men over the shooting of Thusha Kamaleswaran, Detective Superintendent Gordon Allison issued the following statement.

The shooting of five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran was "an attack on society itself by men who saw themselves above and outside the law" according to the judge.

As he sentenced them to life in prison, he called the case "exceptional and of the utmost gravity".

The three men convicted over the shooting of five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran, which left her paralysed and in a wheelchair, have been sentenced to life in prison with minium terms of:

• 14 years for 20-year-old Anthony McCalla

• 14 years for 19-year-old Kaseem Kolawole

• 17 years for 21-year-old Nathaniel Grant.

The judge is now giving his comments before sentencing.

He has told the defendants that their crimes were of the utmost gravity and that when they set off on their bikes it was as if they were "on a mission".

All three defendants stared straight ahead as the judge told them "not one of you has shown a shred of remorse".

Three men convicted over the shooting of five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran are in the dock and about to be sentenced.

Thusha's parents have taken their seats in court and relatives of the other victim, Roshan SelaKumar, are also in court.

Mr Selakumar suffered catastrophic injuries when he was shot in the face.

The three men found guilty of shooting five-year-old Thusha Kamaleswaran are due to be sentenced at the Old Bailey later.

Anthony McCalla, Kazeem Kolawole and Nathaniel Grant were convicted last month.

Thusha Kamaleswaran was just five-years-old when she was caught in gang rival's crossfire.

She was shot in the chest as she played in her uncle's shop in Stockwell in March of last year.

Her injuries left her paralysed, and Thusha, now six, has to use a wheelchair and she needs constant care.

Three men have been convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. They will be sentenced last this month.

ITV reporter Jon Clements went to meet Thusha at home with her family to discover how the shooting has affected all of their lives .

Read his report here.

You can see his report first report on the ITV Lunchtime news, and his second on Tonight at 6pm.