Ben Kinsella's murderers are living with death threats from one of Britain's most notorious criminal gangs, it emerged today.The Adams family, who 'run' the north London neighbourhood where the schoolboy lived, is said to have put a bounty on the heads of the feral youths who stabbed him to death in a frenzied attack. More recent... * Family of murdered Ben Kinsella call for tougher sentences for knife killersToday, as Michael Alleyne, 18, Juress Kika, 19, and Jade Braithwaite, 20, were jailed for life, the Old Bailey heard that they would be 'marked men' in prison.The Adams family are involved in violent racketeering and drug trafficking and have been linked to 25 murders.They have no links to the Kinsella family, but its mob leaders were said to be so horrified by the senseless killing of the 16-year-old in their patch that they put up the reward.Prosecutor Nicholas Hilliard QC told the court: 'A family known as the Adams family made it known that they weren't happy with a killing on the streets of their area.'They are a pretty serious family.'He added the family were making 'inquiries' to hunt down those responsible.In secret recordings made by police after his arrest Braithwaite told his accomplices: 'The family have got big money down. They have put money on whoever was involved heads.'He added he was scared because 'the Adams family's right-hand man wants to speak to me.'Jade BraithwaiteKikka JuressMichael AlleyneKillers: (l-r) Jade Braithwaite, 20, Juress Kika, 19, and Michael Alleyne, 18, were jailed for life and told they will serve at least 19 years in jailYesterday the court heard that the killers have been served with letters from the prison authorities asking them to raise any concerns or incidents amid fears of retaliation.Nerida Harford-Bell, defending Braithwaite, said the murderer 'understands he is a marked man.'She said Braithwaite's mother, grandmother and aunt had either moved or were in the process of moving homes because of fears.James Nichol, solicitor advocate for Kika, said the letter from the prison authorities was being 'taken seriously.'The Old Bailey erupted in cheers as the Common Serjeant of London, Judge Brian Barker, sentenced each of the killers to a minimum of 19 years today.Notorious criminal family 'has put a price on the heads of Ben Kinsella's murderers' | Mail Online
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