The savage murder of little Riley Turner early last year caused shock and revulsion, not just across the Keighley area, but nationally.

With the sentencing now of his brutal killer, the full horrific nature of the four-year-old’s death has been thrust into the public domain.

Riley’s family members deserve massive praise and admiration for the dignified way in which they have conducted themselves throughout their nightmare ordeal. It is impossible to even start to imagine what they have been going through emotionally.

Although the loss of their treasured little boy will stay with them forever, hopefully the jailing of Rosser will mark some kind of point from which they can now try to rebuild their shattered lives.

And the knowledge the monster who perpetrated the crime will die behind bars will be of some comfort.

If ever a case demonstrated some criminals should never again be allowed to walk the streets, this is it.

Life must mean life.