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| Pair guilty of shop trip murder | Pair guilty of shop trip murder |
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| A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy have been found guilty of murdering a father-of-five as he walked home from a Staffordshire shop. | A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy have been found guilty of murdering a father-of-five as he walked home from a Staffordshire shop. |
| Michael Eccles was attacked as he returned to his home, in the Dimbles area of Lichfield, on 25 January 2009. | Michael Eccles was attacked as he returned to his home, in the Dimbles area of Lichfield, on 25 January 2009. |
| The 43-year-old died a day later from injuries he sustained. | The 43-year-old died a day later from injuries he sustained. |
| Carl Keatley, of Greencroft, and teenager Jordan Carroll, who is also from Lichfield, were convicted at Birmingham Crown Court. | |
| The youth's father Edward Carroll, 55, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice. | |
| The court was told he tried to help his son "cover up" the crime by putting his blood-stained clothes in the washing machine and cleaning blood from his head. | The court was told he tried to help his son "cover up" the crime by putting his blood-stained clothes in the washing machine and cleaning blood from his head. |
| Judge Robert Juckes QC said the case had been "difficult and troubling". | |
| He adjourned sentencing until 11 September. All three were remanded in custody. |