A total of five teenagers have now been sentenced over the death of Fanore school student Phoebe Prince in the US last year.
Yesterday evening Sharon Velazquez and Ashley Longe both 17, admitted to a criminal harassment charge while 18 year old Flannery Mullins admitted to a civil rights violation and a disturbing of an assembly charge. All three received probation.
On Wednesday Sean Mulveyhill and Kayla Narey also admitted to lesser charges in connection with the case.
The verdicts are the result of a plea bargain negotiated by Phoebe’s Prince’s family and the defendants to spare all a painful trial.
Speaking to Clare FM Kevin Cullen of the Boston Globe says it was never about ensuring those who bullied the 15 year old were jailed but rather that they admitted what they did
Phoebe Prince’s mum also spoke in court again recalling her daughter’s "kind heart" and the compassion she showed to others.
She also hoped to finally lay her daughter to rest.
