Michael Adebolajo And Michael Adebowale Gets Life Jail Term For Killing British Soldier, Lee Rigby

Michael Adebolajo was sentenced to die behind bars on Wednesday for the “barbaric” murder of Lee Rigby, a soldier “butchered” in a London street.

Adebolajo, 29, was given a whole-life tariff while his accomplice Michael Adebowale, 22, who joined in “enthusiastically”, was sentenced to life in prison with a 45-year minimum term.

The pair were not in court at the Old Bailey in central London as they were sentenced. They had been removed from the dock shortly beforehand after shouting protests at the remarks of the judge, Mr Justice Sweeney.

They were pinned to the ground by security guards before being removed to the cells.

A jury had found them guilty in December 2013.