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A 54-year-old man has been jailed for life for the murder of schoolgirl Lesley Molseed more than 30 years ago. Ronald Castree, of Brandon Crescent, Oldham, Greater Manchester, was told by the judge at Bradford Crown Court he must serve a minimum of 30 years. Lesley, 11, vanished from her Rochdale home in October 1975. Her body was later found on moors in West Yorkshire. Stefan Kiszko was wrongly convicted for the murder and spent 16 years in jail. He died soon after his release. The guilty verdict came after 11 hours and 38 minutes of deliberations by the jury and was a majority decision. After the sentencing Lesley's mother, April Garrett, read a statement outside the court. She said: "We are relieved that after so long our quest for justice for Lesley is now over. "It has been a long and harrowing ordeal, and our gratitude to the friends, family and strangers throughout the world who have given us their support is immense. "We would particularly like to thank the West Yorkshire police force whose dedication and professionalism played a key role in the outcome today. They have been more than police, they have been friends." The jury heard Castree, a comic book dealer, had abducted Lesley as she went on an errand for her mother on Sunday 5 October, 1975. Her body was found three days later on moors on the West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester border. She had been stabbed 12 times during a "frenzied attack", the jury was told..
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