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| Three men have been convicted of killing a man who was tortured with scissors before being murdered and dumped in a drain in Lancashire. | Three men have been convicted of killing a man who was tortured with scissors before being murdered and dumped in a drain in Lancashire. |
| Alan Street, 26, of Oswaldtwistle, was killed at the home of Allan Palmer, Preston Crown Court was told. | |
| Palmer, 44, pleaded guilty to murder. Peter Leonard, 52, denied murder but was was convicted. He hated Mr Street for dating his ex-girlfriend. | Palmer, 44, pleaded guilty to murder. Peter Leonard, 52, denied murder but was was convicted. He hated Mr Street for dating his ex-girlfriend. |
| Kieron Davison, 21, was cleared of murder, but admitted manslaughter. | Kieron Davison, 21, was cleared of murder, but admitted manslaughter. |
| Palmer's brother Ian, 45, was cleared of killing Mr Street. | Palmer's brother Ian, 45, was cleared of killing Mr Street. |
| Allan Palmer and Davison took part in the attack in the mistaken belief that Mr Street was a paedophile. | Allan Palmer and Davison took part in the attack in the mistaken belief that Mr Street was a paedophile. |
| Fight in pub | Fight in pub |
| Mr Street was convicted of rape in 1999, but there was no evidence he had abused children, the court was told. | Mr Street was convicted of rape in 1999, but there was no evidence he had abused children, the court was told. |
| The court heard Leonard, of Trinity Street, was a sworn enemy of Mr Street after he went out with his ex-girlfriend Jane Proctor in November 2004. | The court heard Leonard, of Trinity Street, was a sworn enemy of Mr Street after he went out with his ex-girlfriend Jane Proctor in November 2004. |
| The pair had a fight in a pub more than two years later, in which Leonard suffered a broken jaw. | The pair had a fight in a pub more than two years later, in which Leonard suffered a broken jaw. |
| Leonard was able to exact revenge came when Mr Street met up with the two Palmer brothers in Burnley town centre in December 2008. | Leonard was able to exact revenge came when Mr Street met up with the two Palmer brothers in Burnley town centre in December 2008. |
| The trio began drinking at Allan Palmer's house, on Stockbridge Road, where Davison, who also lived at the address, joined them. | The trio began drinking at Allan Palmer's house, on Stockbridge Road, where Davison, who also lived at the address, joined them. |
| The court heard Mr Street was beaten up with makeshift weapons. | The court heard Mr Street was beaten up with makeshift weapons. |
| Palmer then called Leonard and left a message saying: "I've got Alan Street in my house. You need to ring back if you want things sorting." | Palmer then called Leonard and left a message saying: "I've got Alan Street in my house. You need to ring back if you want things sorting." |
| Face fractures | Face fractures |
| Police searched the house in Stockbridge Road which was covered in traces of Mr Street's blood, along with a bloodstained wooden pole and scissors. | Police searched the house in Stockbridge Road which was covered in traces of Mr Street's blood, along with a bloodstained wooden pole and scissors. |
| Mr Street's body, weighed down by bricks, was found on 19 January in a culvert in Accrington. | Mr Street's body, weighed down by bricks, was found on 19 January in a culvert in Accrington. |
| Tests showed he had a number of cuts to his face and puncture wounds, consistent with scissor marks. | Tests showed he had a number of cuts to his face and puncture wounds, consistent with scissor marks. |
| The three will be sentenced in November. | The three will be sentenced in November. |