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Sharif Demirsay murder: Teens found guilty Sharif Demirsay murder: Bungalow raid teens convicted
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Three teenagers have been found guilty of murdering a grandfather during a raid for gold and cash at his bungalow.Three teenagers have been found guilty of murdering a grandfather during a raid for gold and cash at his bungalow.
Sharif Demirsay, 65, was stabbed 11 times in Kempston, Bedfordshire on 14 May last year. His partner Parshini Salhotra was also stabbed. Sharif Demirsay, 65, was stabbed 11 times in Kempston, Bedfordshire on 14 May. His partner was also stabbed.
Luton Crown Court heard Courtney Glynn, 19, and two boys, 17 and 16, were armed with long knives when they forced their way into the home, demanding: "Where's the gold, where's the money?" Courtney Glynn, 19, Muhammed Rashed, 17, and Hameedur Rahman, 16, were armed with long knives when they burst into Mr Demirsay's home, demanding: "Where's the gold, where's the money?"
They will be sentenced on Friday. They will be sentenced at Luton Crown Court on Friday.
Turkish-born Mr Demirsay, whose real first name was Serafettin, was killed during the three-minute raid, in which £1,000 worth of gold was taken.Turkish-born Mr Demirsay, whose real first name was Serafettin, was killed during the three-minute raid, in which £1,000 worth of gold was taken.
Witness intimidation
The trial heard the three teenagers forced their way into Mr Demirsay's Vineyard Way home after he answered a knock at the door.The trial heard the three teenagers forced their way into Mr Demirsay's Vineyard Way home after he answered a knock at the door.
Prosecutor Jane Bickerstaff QC said he was stabbed almost immediately.Prosecutor Jane Bickerstaff QC said he was stabbed almost immediately.
She added that the intruders appeared to "encourage" each other to stab Mr Demirsay, with shouts of "kill him" during the raid. She added that the intruders appeared to "encourage" each other to stab Mr Demirsay, with shouts of "kill him".
A fourth defendant Travis Dixon-Charles, 18, who was said to have acted as a "lookout" outside the property, was cleared of all charges. The court heard Mr Demirsay's partner Parshini Salhotra tried to defend him by hitting one of the youths with a vacuum cleaner pipe, before she was stabbed in the arm.
Glynn, of Williamson Road, Kempston, and Rashed and Rahman, both of Bedford, were also found guilty of unlawfully wounding Ms Salhotra.
Glynn and Rashed were convicted of aggravated burglary. Rahman had previously admitted the offence.
Additionally, Glynn was found guilty of a charge he alone had faced, of intimidating a witness and possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
A fourth defendant Travis Dixon-Charles, 18, who was said to have acted as a lookout outside the property, was cleared of all charges.
Speaking after the hearing, Det Insp Tim Redfearn said: "The needless level of violence used and the ferocity and merciless nature of it for so little gain beggars belief, even for an experienced murder detective.
"The killers didn't give either one of the old couple a chance to hand over what money they did have before launching into this appalling attack."
Mr Demirsay's family said in a statement that an innocent man's life had been "tragically taken" and Ms Salhotra left "severely traumatised" by what she saw.