Post by 56 on Jan 17, 2008 8:26:11 GMT
Three teenagers were found guilty today of the murder of father-of-three Garry Newlove.
Mr Newlove, 47, suffered massive head injuries after he left his home in Warrington, Cheshire, to confront a gang of teenagers about vandalism to cars parked outside.
He was punched to the ground and kicked "as if he were a football".
Mr Newlove, who was married to Helen, 44, died at Warrington Hospital two days later.
On the tenth day of deliberations a jury of six men and six women at Chester Crown Court convicted three teenagers - Adam Swellings, 19, from Crewe, Cheshire, and a 17-year-old and 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Two other teenagers - a 15-year-old and another 17-year-old - were cleared.
The jury deliberated for 55 hours 25 minutes in total.
As the verdicts were read out, there were gasps from the public gallery.
The 16-year-old convicted of Mr Newlove's murder hung his head and started to cry as the foreman announced his verdict.
Helen Newlove, the wife of the victim, looked at the floor as the verdicts were read out and broke down in tears after the jury had been sent out by the judge, Mr Justice Andrew Smith.
Swellings, who was wearing a black suit jacket and white shirt was found guilty of murder by a majority of 10 to two.
Swellings, known as "Swellhead", hung his head and looked at the floor as the guilty verdict was announced.
The 17-year-old cleared today broke down in tears in the dock as his verdict was announced.
Mr Newlove was attacked on August 10 last year on Station Road North, Fearnhead, Warrington, just days before he was due to go on holiday with his wife Helen and his three daughters.
This is horrible.....youth of today are messed up! I personally think it is down to the way the parent(s) has brought their kids up, setting standards and the way they have taught their child how to behave. I would never tolerate this from anyone I know.
Mr Newlove, 47, suffered massive head injuries after he left his home in Warrington, Cheshire, to confront a gang of teenagers about vandalism to cars parked outside.
He was punched to the ground and kicked "as if he were a football".
Mr Newlove, who was married to Helen, 44, died at Warrington Hospital two days later.
On the tenth day of deliberations a jury of six men and six women at Chester Crown Court convicted three teenagers - Adam Swellings, 19, from Crewe, Cheshire, and a 17-year-old and 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
Two other teenagers - a 15-year-old and another 17-year-old - were cleared.
The jury deliberated for 55 hours 25 minutes in total.
As the verdicts were read out, there were gasps from the public gallery.
The 16-year-old convicted of Mr Newlove's murder hung his head and started to cry as the foreman announced his verdict.
Helen Newlove, the wife of the victim, looked at the floor as the verdicts were read out and broke down in tears after the jury had been sent out by the judge, Mr Justice Andrew Smith.
Swellings, who was wearing a black suit jacket and white shirt was found guilty of murder by a majority of 10 to two.
Swellings, known as "Swellhead", hung his head and looked at the floor as the guilty verdict was announced.
The 17-year-old cleared today broke down in tears in the dock as his verdict was announced.
Mr Newlove was attacked on August 10 last year on Station Road North, Fearnhead, Warrington, just days before he was due to go on holiday with his wife Helen and his three daughters.
This is horrible.....youth of today are messed up! I personally think it is down to the way the parent(s) has brought their kids up, setting standards and the way they have taught their child how to behave. I would never tolerate this from anyone I know.
