Teenager given 24 years in prison for attempting to kill Kesgrave schoolboy
Jacob Talbot-Lummis, 16 years old, has been sentenced for attempting to murder his school friend.
Last updated 1st Nov 2021
Jacob Talbot-Lummis has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for shooting his school friend in the face in Kesgrave.
He's also been told he'll serve a further five years on license.
Talbot Lummis of Carol Avenue, Martlesham shot the 15-year-old boy in the face with a double-barrelled shotgun as he walked to school on September 7th 2020.
He was found guilty of attempted murder and possession of a shotgun with intent to endanger life by Ipswich Crown Court, in late June following a trial.
Judge Martyn Levett told Ipswich Crown Court the 16-year-old had "ruthlessly executed" his "pre-planned and pre-meditated."
He went on to say that he had "an obsessive interest in all kinds of firearms and had become entrenched in watching computer games online."
He said that "obsessively" playing video games "more suitable for 18-year-olds" since he was nine-years old, "was a factor for the onset of violent fantasies" the defendant had.
The 16-year-old said during his trial that he wanted to “scare” the boy, who had caused him “humiliation and fear”, and fired the gun unintentionally.
Ipswich Crown Court were previously told that the victim, had known the defendant since primary school.
The victims injuries have been described as “devastating and life-changing”. With it being believed that the incident has left him “partially paralysed”.
Detective Superintendent David Henderson, the senior investigating officer called the event “truly shocking" and something he'd "never encountered before".
He also said there's “no doubt in my mind that Jacob Talbot-Lummis intended to kill the victim. You don’t threaten someone with a loaded shotgun and then ultimately shoot them in the face just to ‘scare them’".
The police investigation found that Talbot-Lummis had been planning the attack for nearly a year and he had made comments to a friend about wanting to get a gun and shoot someone, which the friend dismissed as fantasy.
Judge Martyn Levett said he had the “protection of the public in mind” as he imposed the extended sentence, comprising 24 years in custody and five years on licence.
Addressing the defendant, he said: “That sentence will affect you until you’re 45 years old.”