"A scaffolder who meted out a "volley of violence" on a defenceless "drunken bowsie" in response to his mother being insulted with lewd requests for sex has been found guilty of murder by a Central Criminal Court jury this afternoon."
"The panel of eight men and four women took six hours and 54 minutes over three days to reject the defence case by a majority verdict of ten to two, finding that this was not an unlawful killing but a case of murder."
A scaffolder has been convicted of murder by a Central Criminal Court jury for delivering a violent attack on a man described as a drunken individual. The assault occurred in response to the victim insulting the defendant's mother with inappropriate sexual remarks. The jury, composed of eight men and four women, deliberated for six hours and 54 minutes across three days before reaching a majority verdict of ten to two. The jury rejected the defence's argument that this constituted unlawful killing rather than murder. The victim was found dead on a kitchen floor after the defendant reported him as still breathing and snoring at 5am.
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