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Man jailed for vigilante murder

Lee James, who murdered disabled Bijan Ebrahimi in a vigilante attack in Bristol, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 18 years. James wrongly accused of Ebrahimi of being a paedophile before beating him to death and burning his body.

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Police: We worked quickly to identify vigilante suspects

As the actions of Avon and Somerset Police are investigated by the IPCC, Detective chief inspector Rachel Williams extended the force's sympathy to Bijan Ebrahimi's family and friends.

She added that the actions of these two men "do not represent the wider community of Bristol."

Today our sympathy goes to Mr Ebrahimi's family and friends as they continue to adjust to life without him.

A number of them were here today and had to sit and watch as two young men were sentenced for his murder.

Mr Ebrahimi was killed in a violent and unprovoked attack and we worked quickly to identify the suspects and bring them to justice.

– Detective chief inspector Rachel Williams, lead investigator

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