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Maxine Benson guilty of murdering Alfie Stone after pasta row | Maxine Benson guilty of murdering Alfie Stone after pasta row |
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A woman who stabbed a teenager to death in a row over a pasta meal outside a supermarket has been found guilty of murder. | A woman who stabbed a teenager to death in a row over a pasta meal outside a supermarket has been found guilty of murder. |
Maxine Benson, 33, attacked 18-year-old Alfie Stone after claiming either he or his older brother had eaten her food. | Maxine Benson, 33, attacked 18-year-old Alfie Stone after claiming either he or his older brother had eaten her food. |
Mr Stone was stabbed in the heart outside the Tesco Express in High Road, Ickenham, west London, on 9 November last year. | Mr Stone was stabbed in the heart outside the Tesco Express in High Road, Ickenham, west London, on 9 November last year. |
Benson was found guilty of murder after a trial at the Old Bailey. | Benson was found guilty of murder after a trial at the Old Bailey. |
The court heard Benson was filmed on CCTV wielding the knife. Passers-by rushed to give the victim first aid but he died hours later. | |
A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as blood loss and a stab wound to the heart. | A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as blood loss and a stab wound to the heart. |
Steven Hawgood, 29, and his girlfriend, Corinne Cripps, 28, were cleared of murder. | Steven Hawgood, 29, and his girlfriend, Corinne Cripps, 28, were cleared of murder. |
However, the jury is continuing their deliberations regarding an alternative charge of manslaughter. | However, the jury is continuing their deliberations regarding an alternative charge of manslaughter. |
Benson, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody ahead of a sentencing hearing. | Benson, of no fixed address, was remanded in custody ahead of a sentencing hearing. |
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