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| Three guilty of armed raid murder | Three guilty of armed raid murder |
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| Three men have been found guilty of murdering a sub-postmaster's son during an armed raid in Worcestershire. | Three men have been found guilty of murdering a sub-postmaster's son during an armed raid in Worcestershire. |
| Craig Hodson-Walker, 29, was killed at Fairfield Post Office on 9 January, Birmingham Crown Court heard. | Craig Hodson-Walker, 29, was killed at Fairfield Post Office on 9 January, Birmingham Crown Court heard. |
| Anselm Ribera, 34, and Christopher Morrissey, 32, both from Birmingham, and Declan Morrissey, 34, of Solihull, were found guilty of murder. | Anselm Ribera, 34, and Christopher Morrissey, 32, both from Birmingham, and Declan Morrissey, 34, of Solihull, were found guilty of murder. |
| They were also convicted of attempting to murder his father Ken. Adrian Snape, 25, was cleared of both charges. | They were also convicted of attempting to murder his father Ken. Adrian Snape, 25, was cleared of both charges. |
| Craig Hodson-Walker was shot through the heart as he tried to fight off the masked raiders who had broken into the family's post office and general store. | |
| During the 10-week trial, the jury was shown CCTV footage of the moment he was shot dead as he wielded a cricket bat in an attempt to defend his parents. | |
| Getaway driver | |
| His father Ken Hodson-Walker was also shot in his left shin. | |
| Snape, of Camelot Way, Small Heath, Birmingham, had pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and admitted he was the getaway driver. | |
| After he was cleared of murder, he leapt up in the dock and shouted obscenities. | |
| He was removed by security staff while the jurors, some of whom were visibly upset by his outburst, were told to leave the court. | |
| Ribera of Topfield House, Druids Heath, Christopher Morrissey, of Elmay Road, Sheldon, and Declan Morrissey, of Shirley Park Road, were also convicted of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and attempted robbery. | |
| All four men will be sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday. |