Two teenagers who confessed to killing an East Riding grandfather in Tenerife could be released in five years.

The news emerged as Peter Cockshutt´s body was finally flown home to East Yorkshire yesterday, to the relief of his wife and five children.

Mr Cockshutt, of Brandesburton, near Hornsea, was stabbed to death in an apparent bungled burglary in his holiday villa in Costa Silencio, on February 6.

According to sources in Spain, the teenagers who confessed to stabbing 71-year-old Mr Cockshutt would get no more than five years in a young offenders institution, if convicted.

Under Spanish law, this is the maximum sentence for people who have committed murder between the ages of 14 and 15.

This means the 14-year-old boy from Chile, who is said to have stabbed Mr Cockshutt, could be out by the time he 19.

The 16-year-old from Uruguay, who allegedly pinned Mr Cockshutt down while he was murdered, turned 16 just a few days after the murder, but will sentenced as a 15-year-old.

Both boys have been charged with homicide and violent robbery.

A source told the Mail: “The prosecution will be looking for the maximum tariff of five years custodial sentence in a high-security young offenders´ centre.

“This will be followed by three years on supervised probation.

“This will probably come as a shock to Mr Cockshutt´s family.

“It may not seem tough to people in England, but it the longest they can be given.”

Yesterday afternoon, Mr Cockshutt´s body was flown back from Tenerife, three weeks after his death.

His daughter Janice Hackett, 48, of east Hull, said: “It has been such a heartache to try to get Dad back home.

“It is a big relief that Dad is finally coming home.”

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