Louise Smith trial: Live updates as Shane Mays is jailed for at least 25 years for murdering Havant teenager

Shane Mays has been sentenced to at least 25 years in jail for killing teenager Louise Smith.
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The 30-year-old was found guilty of murdering the Havant teenager following a four-week trial – you can read our latest update on the sentencing here.

Before his trial Mays, 30, of Somborne Drive, Leigh Park, admitted the manslaughter of the 16-year-old, whose body was found in Havant Thicket on May 21.

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To keep up to date with the sentencing follow the latest updates at the bottom of this page.

Louise, from Leigh Park, had been missing for 13 days after last being seen in Somborne Drive, Leigh Park, at around midday on May 8.

The trial took place at Winchester Crown Court.