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Two men guilty of lawyer's murder | Two men guilty of lawyer's murder |
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Two men have been found guilty of murdering City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce, who fought back when he was robbed just yards from his home. | |
Donnel Carty, 19, and Delano Brown, 18, attacked the 31-year-old in Kensal Green, north-west London, in January. | |
Mr ap Rhys Pryce was stabbed twice in the chest, the Old Bailey was told. | |
Carty and Brown reacted calmly to the guilty verdicts, turning to each other, shaking hands and embracing. They will be sentenced on Tuesday. | |
Trail of blood | Trail of blood |
The court heard Mr ap Rhys Pryce was walking home from Kensal Green Tube station at about 2300 GMT when he was attacked. | The court heard Mr ap Rhys Pryce was walking home from Kensal Green Tube station at about 2300 GMT when he was attacked. |
Jurors were told officers found a trail of blood and belongings leading towards the home he shared with his fiancee in Bathurst Gardens. | Jurors were told officers found a trail of blood and belongings leading towards the home he shared with his fiancee in Bathurst Gardens. |
During the trial Brown said it was Carty who had "fly-kicked" Mr ap Rhys Pryce to the ground then struggled with him. | During the trial Brown said it was Carty who had "fly-kicked" Mr ap Rhys Pryce to the ground then struggled with him. |
The murder of Tom, merely for a mobile phone and an Oyster card, was a callous and senseless crime Tom ap Rhys Pryce's parents The solicitor handed over his property during the struggle, telling his attackers: "You've got everything." | |
They ran off leaving him dying on the ground as his fiancee, fellow solicitor Adele Eastman, waited for him at their flat nearby. | |
Their wedding plans, which were in Mr ap Rhys Pryce's possession, were covered in blood and scattered along the street. | Their wedding plans, which were in Mr ap Rhys Pryce's possession, were covered in blood and scattered along the street. |
The victim's parents said in a statement: "Nothing can bring Tom back to us, but we are pleased and grateful that justice has been done. | |
"The conviction of Delano Brown and Donnel Carty for the murder of Tom, merely for a mobile phone and an Oyster card (travelcard), was a callous and senseless crime which has devastated the lives of his family, his fiancee and his friends." | |
Det Insp Teresa Defanis said two dangerous criminals had been removed from the streets. | Det Insp Teresa Defanis said two dangerous criminals had been removed from the streets. |
"With the murder of Tom ap Rhys Pryce, Carty and Brown ended the life of a man with so much to live for," she said. | "With the murder of Tom ap Rhys Pryce, Carty and Brown ended the life of a man with so much to live for," she said. |
"Carty and Brown now face lengthy custodial sentences, but I want them to remember that Tom's family and fiancee also face a life sentence without a person that they loved and cared for." | "Carty and Brown now face lengthy custodial sentences, but I want them to remember that Tom's family and fiancee also face a life sentence without a person that they loved and cared for." |
The defendants, both from Sudbury Hill in north-west London, had earlier pleaded guilty to robbing a middle-aged man in Kensal Green station earlier that evening. |