At 11.40 pm on August 10, 2007, Sophie Lancaster, 20, and her boyfriend Robert Maltby, 21, left their friend’s house in Bacup after a night of drinks. They were styled as goths, with distinctive makeup. As they were walking home, the two stopped at a local petrol station to buy cigarettes. They came across a group of local teens who seemed friendly. The teens struck up a conversation, and trusting their demeanour, the couple decided to walk with…
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