Teens taken into custody for wrongful murder of Max and Mason

Four teenagers have been jailed for life for the murders of best friends Max Dixon and Mason Rist – who were murdered in a case of mistaken identity in January.

Mason, 15, and Max, 16, were stabbed to death just yards from Mason’s front door in Knoll West, Bristol.

Riley Tolliver, 18, and Kodishai Wescott, 17, were told they would be detained for a minimum of 23 years.

A 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were detained for life with minimum terms of 15 and 18 years respectively.

Max and Mason were murdered after being mistakenly identified as being responsible for throwing bricks at a house in Hartcliffe on the same evening of 27 January.

Four teens watch two best friends While being driven around Knoll West by the fifth defendantAnthony Snook, 45, was looking for “revenge”, the court had previously heard.

All five were convicted of two counts of murder last month after a six-week trial at Bristol Crown Court. Snook was later sentenced to life in prison and ordered to serve a minimum of 38 years.

During the trial, the jury was told that there was a long-standing rivalry between Knoll West and Hartcliffe, and that there had been previous incidents involving people from “both postcodes”.

The court was previously told Max and Mason were out to buy pizza when they were attacked “with some of the most horrific weapons” police had seen.

CCTV captured Snook’s Audi Q2 pulling up to Ilminster Avenue, where four teenagers jumped out carrying large knives and baseball bats.