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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 heard "stamping sounds". 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.