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Antoin Akpom Leicester stab death: Man guilty of murder | Antoin Akpom Leicester stab death: Man guilty of murder |
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A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering football coach Antoin Akpom on a Leicester street. | A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering football coach Antoin Akpom on a Leicester street. |
Jurors at Stafford Crown Court deliberated for 10 hours before unanimously convicting Hussain Hussain of stabbing Mr Akpom, 20, last year. | Jurors at Stafford Crown Court deliberated for 10 hours before unanimously convicting Hussain Hussain of stabbing Mr Akpom, 20, last year. |
He died in hospital after he was knifed in Kent Street shortly after leaving work in a primary school. | He died in hospital after he was knifed in Kent Street shortly after leaving work in a primary school. |
The jury will return on Wednesday to consider its verdict on co-defendant Abdul Hakim who denies murder. | The jury will return on Wednesday to consider its verdict on co-defendant Abdul Hakim who denies murder. |
The court heard that a family of four died in an alleged arson attack on a house seven hours after the stabbing in what is feared to be a revenge attack on the wrong house. | |
Hussain, a Somali refugee of no fixed address, told the court he stabbed the father-of-one because he "feared for his life". | |
The jury saw CCTV footage from the Kent Street area of the city showing Mr Akpom getting out of a car to confront Hussain and Mr Hakim. | |
Mr Akpom could be seen running towards a gym before jogging back towards the defendants, followed by a group of up to nine people. | |
Hussain said he stabbed Mr Akpom out of fear with the 10in knife, which he said Mr Hakim had dropped. | |
The jury will resume its deliberations on Mr Hakim, of Wood Hill, Leicester, at 10:00 BST on Wednesday. |
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