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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 victim's sister says lessons must be learned

The sister of a disabled man who was beaten to death and set on fire after he was wrongly accused of being a paedophile said "lessons must be learned" following his death.

Bijan Ebrahimi's sister Manizhah Moores said after his killer was sentenced: "A wonderful son, brother and uncle has been lost to this world.

"The next question to be answered is whether Bijan's death could have been avoided if he had received the protection he deserved from the authorities.

"Lessons must be learned before other vulnerable lives are lost".

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