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Teenager guilty of Matalan murder Teenager guilty of Matalan murder
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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, three other men on trial were cleared of the same charge. Kobina Essel, 19, from east London was found guilty of murder. Simeon Jumah, Anthony Maina, and a 17-year-old youth, were convicted of manslaughter.
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.
Conspiracy to rob
Roy Williams, 31, 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.
Majority verdicts 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, 20, of Manor Park.
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. Maina, 20, of Canning Town, east London, Jumah, 25, of Manor Park, and the 17-year-old youth, who cannot be identified, had all denied murder.
Jurors continue to consider their verdicts on the remaining three defendants.
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.
The jury has been been told it can return majority verdicts upon which 10 of them are agreed.
Last Thursday, Williams, Chambers and Owusu were each found guilty of a charge of 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.Essel, Maina, Jumah, and the 17-year-old had already admitted the same charge.