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Lawyer's killers to be sentenced Lawyer's killers to be sentenced
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Two men found guilty of murdering a City lawyer during a robbery are due to be sentenced.Two men found guilty of murdering a City lawyer during a robbery are due to be sentenced.
Donnel Carty, 19, and Delano Brown, 18, stabbed 31-year-old Tom ap Rhys Pryce twice in the chest in Kensal Green, north-west London, in January. Donnel Carty, 19, and Delano Brown, 18, stabbed 31-year-old Tom ap Rhys Pryce twice in the chest in January.
They were convicted on Monday after a three-week trial at the Old Bailey. A statement from his fiancee, Adele Eastman, 32, speaks of her "absolute devastation" at his murder.
Lawyers will read the judge a victim impact statement from Mr ap Rhys Pryce's fiancee, before the two men, from Sudbury Hill, are sentenced. She said: "In a matter of seconds wedding plans and a future together had changed to funeral plans and a lifetime apart."
Lawyers for Adele Eastman, 32, will read out her personal account of how the murder has affected her life. Carty and Brown were convicted on Monday after a three-week trial at the Old Bailey.
Lawyers will read the victim impact statement from Ms Eastman before the two men, from Sudbury Hill, are sentenced.
Trail of bloodTrail of blood
Ms Eastman, who is also a solicitor, is unable to read the statement herself, as the crime happened prior to the introduction of new laws allowing victims to make a statement in court.Ms Eastman, who is also a solicitor, is unable to read the statement herself, as the crime happened prior to the introduction of new laws allowing victims to make a statement in court.
During the trial, jurors heard Mr ap Rhys Pryce was walking home from Kensal Green Tube station at about 2300 GMT when he was attacked.During the trial, jurors heard Mr ap Rhys Pryce was walking home from Kensal Green Tube station at about 2300 GMT when he was attacked.
It is imperative that we stamp out the current knife culture in ourcities Parents of Tom ap Rhys Pryce Killers 'fell out in prison' Prosecutors said the victim had probably fought back as the teenagers attacked him and demanded his belongings. It is imperative that we stamp out the current knife culture in our cities Parents of Tom ap Rhys Pryce Killers 'fell out in prison' Prosecutors said the victim had probably fought back as the teenagers attacked him and demanded his belongings.
Officers found a trail of blood and personal items leading towards his nearby home in Bathurst Gardens, which he shared with his fiancee.Officers found a trail of blood and personal items leading towards his nearby home in Bathurst Gardens, which he shared with his fiancee.
After the verdicts were announced, Mr ap Rhys Pryce's parents said their son's death "was a callous and senseless crime which has devastated the lives of his family, his fiancee and his friends".After the verdicts were announced, Mr ap Rhys Pryce's parents said their son's death "was a callous and senseless crime which has devastated the lives of his family, his fiancee and his friends".
The defendants, both from Sudbury Hill in north-west London, had earlier pleaded guilty to robbery.The defendants, both from Sudbury Hill in north-west London, had earlier pleaded guilty to robbery.