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A man has been jailed for at least 26 years for a murder he tried to blame on his 14-year-old son.
Tree surgeon Matthew Moseley, 50, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court for shooting dead 32-year-old Lee Holt near Accrington, Lancashire, last October.
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Moseley handed the firearm to his son Thomas, and told him to tell police he was the one that pulled the trigger.
The teenager followed his father's orders and made a fake confession to police. Moseley remained quiet as his son was led away by police in handcuffs.
![Undated handout photo issued by Lancashire Constabulary of a semi-automatic Beretta weapon owned by tree surgeon Matthew Moseley]({"default":{"load":"default","w":"73","h":"43","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAwW4sF.img?h=433&w=728&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"},"size3column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"37","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAwW4sF.img?h=371&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"},"size2column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"37","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAwW4sF.img?h=371&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}})
Later, however, Thomas changed his account of what happened at a house in Barnard Close, Oswaldtwistle.
Even then, his father maintained his innocence.
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After a three-week trial, Moseley was found guilty of murder at Preston Crown Court last week.
(Sky News)
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