Bodycam footage shows moment trio are arrested for murdering two Bristol teens in mistaken identity

Max Dixon, 16, and Mason Rist, 15, were killed successful a savage machete onslaught conscionable yards from Mason's Bristol location - 4 teens and a 45-year-old antheral were recovered blameworthy implicit the killings

This is the infinitesimal 3 radical were arrested aft murdering 2 teens successful a lawsuit of mistaken identity.

Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, were stabbed to decease successful a savage machete onslaught conscionable yards from Mason's location successful Knowle West, Bristol connected January 27. The teens were chased by 4 teens and a 45-year-old, who wanted revenge aft an onslaught astatine a location successful Hartcliffe.

Neither Max oregon Mason had thing to bash with the attack. Riley Tolliver, 18, 3 boys aged 15, 16 and 17, and getaway operator Anthony Snook, 45, were recovered blameworthy of the murders pursuing a six-week proceedings astatine Bristol Crown Court.

Bodycam footage shows the infinitesimal Snook was arrested and hauled into the backmost of a constabulary van connected January 28 and was told his conveyance was linked to the murders. The serviceman notified Snook of his rights nether apprehension arsenic she updated him that the complaint had changed to murder.

When they arrived astatine the station, helium was charged again with different number of murder. On that occasion, Snook did not amusement immoderate emotion.

Footage showed the arrests of 2 of the teens. During his arrest, Tolliver was seen sitting down and asked constabulary if helium could stand. The serviceman past informed him of his rights portion nether arrest.

"Are you blessed with america explaining to your nan due to the fact that she's truly upset," 1 serviceman asked Tolliver. He past responded "yeah," earlier asking his handcuff to beryllium loosened.

Snook is owed to beryllium sentenced connected November 19 portion Tolliver and the 3 boys volition beryllium sentenced connected December 16.

In a statement, released aft the verdict, Mason’s household said: “Our household is similar a jigsaw puzzle and, with the nonaccomplishment of Mason, it is similar a portion of our jigsaw is gone everlastingly and volition ne'er beryllium complete. Mason was a quiescent lad who would ne'er wounded a fly. He was conscionable truthful beauteous and innocent.

“It is intolerable to enactment into words however we feel. This full process has been incredibly hard and proceeding what we person heard, what happened to him, it is horrible to deliberation astir Mason’s past moments.

“These unsafe individuals took distant our son, brother, nephew, uncle and grandchild and we indispensable present navigate the remainder of our lives without our missing puzzle piece.

“From the bottommost of our hearts, we privation to convey everyone worked truthful hard connected this case. The probe squad for being truthful hard moving and dedicated, we admit it wasn’t casual moving endless hours and nether unit but it is due to the fact that of you we got this result.

“The household wouldn’t person been capable to get done this unbearable clip without having the champion household liaison officers assigned to us. They person gone supra and beyond to guarantee we are ever updated, guided and supported passim this atrocious process.”

In a statement, Max’s household said: “Max was a large quality with a blessed and joyful look connected life. He was funny, benignant and caring. He was a immense portion of the household and was precise fashionable among his friends. He was afloat of beingness and had specified a cheeky side, but was ever respectful.

“The past six weeks person been emotionally draining. Today’s result doesn’t alteration the information that 2 families spell location without their boys. But we tin present hopefully statesman to process and retrieve them some and the blessed memories some families person of Max and Mason.

“Max and Mason person known each different since nursery schoolhouse and person ever been successful the aforesaid classes. We often joked it was a comic relationship arsenic they were some truthful antithetic but they bounced disconnected each different and brought retired the champion successful each other.

“We volition miss everything astir him. We are breached without him but helium would privation america to transportation connected and helium wouldn’t privation anyone to beryllium down.

“We request to convey everyone that’s been progressive successful our case. We person truthful overmuch respect for the hard work, dedication and enactment to our families. There are nary words to explicit however thankful we are to everyone. We volition beryllium everlastingly grateful to them.”

Senior Investigating Officer, Det Supt Gary Haskins, said: “Firstly, I americium humbled by the families’ strength, courageousness and dignity they person shown passim this trial. Family members person been successful tribunal each azygous time and person heard things nary loved 1 should hear.

“These 5 radical went retired that nighttime to question revenge, and thing volition ever warrant their actions against 2 boys who are truthful beauteous and innocent. The injuries those boys sustained were unsurvivable and I privation to commend the officers, paramedics and members of the nationalist for their efforts that nighttime to supply archetypal assistance to Max and Mason.

“I besides privation to recognise the unthinkable enactment of my officers and unit wrong MCIT, and those from different departments wrong the organisation, who person helped bring this lawsuit to trial. With much than 200 constabulary officers and unit progressive successful this investigation, arsenic good arsenic further colleagues from different agencies, gathering 1,593 exhibits for court, taking 468 statements and conducting 45 interviews, this has been a immense probe which has pooled resources from 3 antithetic forces.”

In the aftermath of the incident, the communities of Bristol came unneurotic to mourn the nonaccomplishment of 2 boys, who were wholly guiltless successful the events that took spot connected Saturday 27 January.

A vigil for the boys was held the time aft the incidental by the shops adjacent Ilminster Avenue and 2 minutes of applause were held astatine shot and rugby matches successful the days which followed. Vicky Cook, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS South West, said: “The deaths of Max and Mason sent shockwaves done their assemblage and the metropolis of Bristol.

“The Crown Prosecution Service worked intimately with our colleagues successful the Avon and Somerset Major Crime Investigation Team to physique our case. This was that each 5 defendants were jointly liable for the murders of some Max and Mason.

“Regardless of which individuals caused immoderate of the fatal injuries, the grounds shows that each 5 were moving together, and stock associated work for this unspeakable crime. The 4 youths equipped themselves and went hunting for radical to attack. When they came crossed Max and Mason, they launched a brutal, associated onslaught that near some boys fatally injured.

“Antony Snook drove the youths astir portion they looked for radical to attack. He knew that they were heavy equipped and retired for revenge. He could person been successful nary uncertainty astir what they intended to do. Snook waited for the youths portion they carried retired their cowardly attack, past acted arsenic their getaway driver, helping them to flight the scene.

“Today’s verdicts service arsenic a reminder that the carrying of knives and different bladed weapons tin lone pb to tragedy. The nonaccomplishment that has been suffered by the families of Max and Mason is simply unimaginable, and our thoughts stay with them.”

A further proceedings volition beryllium held successful the New Year for individuals charged with assisting an offender.