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| Pizza Hut delivery driver Ali Qasemi's killer found guilty | Pizza Hut delivery driver Ali Qasemi's killer found guilty |
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| A man has been found guilty of killing a takeaway delivery driver in a "snatch and grab" robbery for three pizzas. | A man has been found guilty of killing a takeaway delivery driver in a "snatch and grab" robbery for three pizzas. |
| Pizza Hut worker Ali Qasemi, 45, died in May, two days after he was punched and left dying on the pavement in Peterborough. | Pizza Hut worker Ali Qasemi, 45, died in May, two days after he was punched and left dying on the pavement in Peterborough. |
| Mark Lintott, 29, of Peterborough, denied robbery and manslaughter but was found guilty at the city's crown court. | Mark Lintott, 29, of Peterborough, denied robbery and manslaughter but was found guilty at the city's crown court. |
| The jury heard how he and a friend hatched a plot to take the food without paying for it. | The jury heard how he and a friend hatched a plot to take the food without paying for it. |
| His accomplice Joel Lawson, 25, of Norwich, admitted both charges ahead of the trial and both men are expected to be sentenced on 18 November. | His accomplice Joel Lawson, 25, of Norwich, admitted both charges ahead of the trial and both men are expected to be sentenced on 18 November. |
| More on this and other news from Cambridgeshire | More on this and other news from Cambridgeshire |
| During Lintott's trial the court heard he and Lawson had been drinking with friends when they came up with their plan to take the food. | During Lintott's trial the court heard he and Lawson had been drinking with friends when they came up with their plan to take the food. |
| 'Pregnant wife' | 'Pregnant wife' |
| "They intended to take it using threat or force," Gregory Perrins, prosecuting, said. | "They intended to take it using threat or force," Gregory Perrins, prosecuting, said. |
| "Mr Lintott gave the restaurant a false address, so when Mr Qasemi arrived, he had to call the number of the person so he had to ask where they were." | "Mr Lintott gave the restaurant a false address, so when Mr Qasemi arrived, he had to call the number of the person so he had to ask where they were." |
| When Mr Qasemi arrived "they came out of the flat intending to take those pizzas by force", he said. | |
| Lawson punched Mr Qasemi, causing him to fall and hit his head, the court was told. | Lawson punched Mr Qasemi, causing him to fall and hit his head, the court was told. |
| They left him dying on the pavement outside and went back in to continue partying, Mr Perrins said. | They left him dying on the pavement outside and went back in to continue partying, Mr Perrins said. |
| A passerby called an ambulance. | A passerby called an ambulance. |
| Mr Qasemi, a married father of two, died from a serious head injury following the attack on 8 May. | Mr Qasemi, a married father of two, died from a serious head injury following the attack on 8 May. |
| The court was told his wife Fawzia was pregnant at the time of his death. | The court was told his wife Fawzia was pregnant at the time of his death. |
| "This was a sickening, senseless crime, which has caused misery to Mr Qasemi's wife and her young sons," Det Insp Lucy Thomson, from Cambridgeshire Police, said. | "This was a sickening, senseless crime, which has caused misery to Mr Qasemi's wife and her young sons," Det Insp Lucy Thomson, from Cambridgeshire Police, said. |
| "They have lost a loving, devoted husband and father, devastating their close-knit family, all for the price of three pizzas." | "They have lost a loving, devoted husband and father, devastating their close-knit family, all for the price of three pizzas." |
| Following Mr Qasemi's death, Pizza Hut UK said it had reviewed its training methods for drivers. | Following Mr Qasemi's death, Pizza Hut UK said it had reviewed its training methods for drivers. |
| "Since May we have put in place a number of measures... including a new order verification process and a review of delivery driver safety training," a spokeswoman said. | "Since May we have put in place a number of measures... including a new order verification process and a review of delivery driver safety training," a spokeswoman said. |
| The company had been "extremely saddened" by news of Mr Qasemi's death and had been "working closely with our franchisee to support Mr Qasemi's family", she added. | The company had been "extremely saddened" by news of Mr Qasemi's death and had been "working closely with our franchisee to support Mr Qasemi's family", she added. |