Three young men involved in a violent pack attack on teenager Eden Delir at a Halloween party in Sydney have been sentenced to at least eight years in jail for his murder.
The now 20-year-old men, who were aged 15 and 16 at the time, were part of a group of six teenagers who knocked Eden to the ground on Halloween in 2010 with a single punch.
Encouraging and supporting each other, they hit him with a metal pole, smashed a wine bottle over his head and kicked, punched and stomped on him at Bossley Park in Sydney's west.
Eden was seen curling up in the foetal position during the ambush, crying out "stop, stop, leave me alone".
The 17-year-old died less than a week later.
The trio, who cannot be named, were found guilty last year of his murder after a jury trial.
In sentencing them on Friday to a minimum of eight years and a maximum of 12, Justice Peter Hall said the pack of teens - who called themselves the Wakeley Boys - had turned up to the Halloween party uninvited to confront another group, known as the Campbelltown Boys.
When it was discovered the rival group wasn't there, the teens were primed for a fight and so turned on Eden.
After "luring" him over, Justice Hall said they formed a circle around him and set upon him.
Two other boys, including the one who glassed Eden and another accused of previously setting him up to be robbed, were convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a maximum 10 years in jail last year.
Another, also convicted of manslaughter, was sentenced to a maximum of five years and 11 months.
Speaking outside court, Eden's father Ardavaz Delir said the family was "very disappointed" at the sentence.
"They were rewarded for being young and stupid. At the same time they killed my son for nothing," he told reporters.
"They have blood on their hands and their sentence should reflect that."
Describing her son as "wonderful", Eden's mother Dorothy said "these people have to be locked away for life. Not 10 years, not 12 years."
