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A teenager accused of stabbing a Matalan store manager in east London during a failed robbery attempt has been found guilty of murder.A teenager accused of stabbing a Matalan store manager in east London during a failed robbery attempt has been found guilty of murder.
Jamie Simpson was attacked in March 2008 as he cashed up after the Hackney store closed, the Old Bailey heard.Jamie Simpson was attacked in March 2008 as he cashed up after the Hackney store closed, the Old Bailey heard.
The 33-year-old, from Herne Hill, south London, was stabbed in the neck.The 33-year-old, from Herne Hill, south London, was stabbed in the neck.
Kobina Essel, 19, from east London was found guilty of murder. However, Roy Williams, 31, who was also accused, was found not guilty of the same charge. Kobina Essel, 19, from east London was found guilty of murder. However, three other men on trial were cleared of the same charge.
Majority verdicts
Essel, of Manor Park, told the court he was "panicking" as he stabbed Mr Simpson.Essel, of Manor Park, told the court he was "panicking" as he stabbed Mr Simpson.
Security guard Williams, of Edmonton, north London, was alleged to have been the gang's "inside man", but was cleared of murder. Roy Williams, 31, of Edmonton, north London, was alleged to have been the gang's "inside man", but was cleared of murder.
The jury is still deliberating on verdicts on another five defendants. Majority verdicts
Anthony Maina, 20, of Canning Town, east London, Duane Owusu, 31, of Manor Park, Simeon Jumah, 25, of Manor Park, Jamal Chambers, 18, of Poplar, east London, and a 17-year-old youth, who cannot be identified, all deny murder. Jamal Chambers, 18, of Poplar, east London, who was said to have helped recruit members of the robbery gang, was also cleared of murder, as was alleged getaway driver Duane Owusu, 31, of Manor Park.
Jurors were told they could return majority verdicts upon which 10 of them were agreed. Jurors continue to consider their verdicts on the remaining three defendants.
Last Thursday, Williams was found guilty of a charge of conspiracy to rob. Anthony Maina, 20, of Canning Town, east London, Simeon Jumah, 25, of Manor Park, and a 17-year-old youth, who cannot be identified, all deny murder.
Chambers and Owusu were also convicted of conspiracy to rob, on Thursday. The jury has been been told it can return majority verdicts upon which 10 of them are agreed.
Essel, Maina, Jumah, and the 17-year-old had already admitted conspiracy to rob. Last Thursday, Williams, Chambers and Owusu were each found guilty of a charge of conspiracy to rob.
Essel, Maina, Jumah, and the 17-year-old had already admitted the same charge.