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Pair murdered terminally ill man | Pair murdered terminally ill man |
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A 22-year-old man and a teenager have been found guilty of murdering a terminally ill father-of-three who they kicked and punched to death in Suffolk. | A 22-year-old man and a teenager have been found guilty of murdering a terminally ill father-of-three who they kicked and punched to death in Suffolk. |
James Killingback, of Denmark Road, Lowestoft, and Aaron Breffitt, 17, attacked John Vry, 55, also of Lowestoft, on 3 December 2008. | James Killingback, of Denmark Road, Lowestoft, and Aaron Breffitt, 17, attacked John Vry, 55, also of Lowestoft, on 3 December 2008. |
Ipswich Crown Court heard the pair beat Mr Vry, who had bowel cancer, after he left his house to buy some chips. | Ipswich Crown Court heard the pair beat Mr Vry, who had bowel cancer, after he left his house to buy some chips. |
The case was adjourned for sentencing at a later date. | The case was adjourned for sentencing at a later date. |
Prosecutor Karim Khalil QC told court that Mr Vry had been given a life expectancy of between three and six months last summer. | Prosecutor Karim Khalil QC told court that Mr Vry had been given a life expectancy of between three and six months last summer. |
Mr Khalil said Mr Vry, who had undergone surgery and chemotherapy for his cancer, had been in no condition to defend himself. | Mr Khalil said Mr Vry, who had undergone surgery and chemotherapy for his cancer, had been in no condition to defend himself. |
'Callous attack' | 'Callous attack' |
Witness Sarah Coote, who was walking past the scene of the attack with her boyfriend, said she had heard "stamping sounds". | |
"I looked down the alleyway and I saw three people. One man was lying on the floor, one was holding him down and the other was constantly kicking and punching him." | "I looked down the alleyway and I saw three people. One man was lying on the floor, one was holding him down and the other was constantly kicking and punching him." |
An emergency call made by her boyfriend, Michael Loveridge, was played to jurors. | An emergency call made by her boyfriend, Michael Loveridge, was played to jurors. |
He told the operator: "They are beating a boy up down the alleyway. I think we need an ambulance too. | He told the operator: "They are beating a boy up down the alleyway. I think we need an ambulance too. |
"We saw them stamping on his head and that but we just walked past." | "We saw them stamping on his head and that but we just walked past." |
Speaking after the hearing, Det Ch Insp Neil Luckett said: "This was a sustained and callous attack on an innocent man who had left his family to go to the shops. | Speaking after the hearing, Det Ch Insp Neil Luckett said: "This was a sustained and callous attack on an innocent man who had left his family to go to the shops. |
"To date we still do not know the motive." | "To date we still do not know the motive." |
A Section 39 Order banning the naming of Breffitt was lifted by the court. | A Section 39 Order banning the naming of Breffitt was lifted by the court. |
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