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Men convicted of sadistic murder Three guilty of sadistic killing
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Two men have been found guilty of the murder of another man in a sexually-motivated, sadistic attack. Three people have been found guilty of killing a man in a sexually-motivated, sadistic attack in Wigan.
Shaun Fitton suffered massive internal injuries caused by the handle of a mop, Liverpool Crown Court heard.Shaun Fitton suffered massive internal injuries caused by the handle of a mop, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
He was attacked by Owen Skeate, Shaun Beatty and Rebecca Birt at a house in Wigan after drunkenly asking Birt, Beatty's girlfriend, for sex.He was attacked by Owen Skeate, Shaun Beatty and Rebecca Birt at a house in Wigan after drunkenly asking Birt, Beatty's girlfriend, for sex.
Skeate, 23, Beatty, 20, and Birt, 22 - who was found guilty of manslaughter - will be sentenced on 9 April. Skeate, 23 and Beatty, 20, were found guilty by a jury of murder and Birt, 22, was convicted of manslaughter.
Beaten and stripped
The three, who are from Wigan, will be sentenced on 9 April.
A fourth person, Michael Gerrard, 22, of Rivington Street, Atherton, was cleared of murder and released.A fourth person, Michael Gerrard, 22, of Rivington Street, Atherton, was cleared of murder and released.
The trial heard how the attack began after Mr Fitton's sexual advances towards Birt at her home in Tyldesley, Wigan, in August 2009. The trial heard how the attack began after 26-year-old Mr Fitton's sexual advances towards Birt at her home in Tyldesley, Wigan, in August 2009.
Shaun Fitton died from multiple organ failure
Mr Fitton was beaten, stripped naked and hauled around in a wheelie bin.Mr Fitton was beaten, stripped naked and hauled around in a wheelie bin.
The jury was shown a home video recording of what was described as the "horrific" attack with a mop handle.The jury was shown a home video recording of what was described as the "horrific" attack with a mop handle.
Voices of others could be heard in the background laughing and shouting words of encouragement.Voices of others could be heard in the background laughing and shouting words of encouragement.
All four defendants, who are from the Wigan area, had denied murder.All four defendants, who are from the Wigan area, had denied murder.