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Man guilty of London cyclist Alan Cartwright murder | Man guilty of London cyclist Alan Cartwright murder |
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A man has been found guilty of murdering a 15-year-old cyclist in north London during an attempt to steal his bike. | A man has been found guilty of murdering a 15-year-old cyclist in north London during an attempt to steal his bike. |
Joshua Williams, 18, stabbed Alan Cartwright, who was "innocently" riding along Caledonian Road, in Islington, on 27 February. | |
Williams, who had denied murder, lashed out at Alan, delivering a single stab wound, The Old Bailey heard. | |
A jury took three hours to find him guilty. | |
At the time of the attack, Williams had been on police bail on suspicion of possessing a 4in (10cm) lock knife, although he was never charged. | At the time of the attack, Williams had been on police bail on suspicion of possessing a 4in (10cm) lock knife, although he was never charged. |
He had claimed to have an alibi for the time Alan was killed, but was convicted of murder and conspiracy to rob. | |
Alan was cycling with five friends on the evening of the attack when Williams and two others intercepted them, the court heard. | |
In just seven seconds, they stepped out in front of the cyclists and managed to take two bikes, before the third robber approached Alan and swung a knife at his chest in a "deliberate and gratuitous" stabbing, the prosecution said. | |
Alan managed to cycle on before collapsing a short distance up the road outside the Cally swimming pool. | |
He was pronounced dead a short time later. | |
Williams will be sentenced alongside 18-year-old Shaquille Roberts and a 16-year-old who previously pleaded guilty to the bicycle robbery. | |
Following the verdict, Alan's family called for more stop and searches and tougher sentences to deter young people from possessing knives. | |
His father Alan Cartwright senior, 44, said: "It will make people think twice about carrying a knife." |