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- Stephen Nicholson, 25, of no fixed address, will be sentenced today at Winchester Crown Court for the murder and rape of Southampton schoolgirl Lucy McHugh. It comes after Nicholson was found guilty of murdering the 13-year-old, whose body was found at Southampton Sports Centre in July last year. He also faces three counts of rape against Lucy and one count of sexual activity with another girl, who was 14 at the time.
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