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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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Vigilante murderer told police 'my kids will be proud'

On one occasion when murderer Lee James was removed from his victim's home by police he told officers he would "do time" and said his children would be "proud" of his crime.

"He was furious and crying in anger," Prosecutor Andrew Langdon told the court. "He said 'I will do time, I ain't having him takings pictures of my kids. She can look after the kids. If they ask why I am inside I will tell them I did it for them and they will be proud of me'."

Bijan Ebrahimi was subsequently arrested for "his own safety".

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