Turley and Stewart were given 16-year prison terms, with Stewart initially serving his sentence in a young offenders institution. The Court of Appeals confirmed it had received a note of appeal against Turley’s sentence. This will now go through a sift process, where a senior judge or appeal sheriff decides whether or not to grant permission for an appeal to proceed. He wrote: “This morning we received an email telling us that our son’s murderer, Cole Turley, has lodged an appeal against the 16-year sentence. Kayden was given first aid by a woman at the beach before emergency crews took over.