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| Three guilty of Steven Herbert's murder on New Year's Day | |
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| Three people have been found guilty of murdering a man in Hull on New Year's Day. | Three people have been found guilty of murdering a man in Hull on New Year's Day. |
| Steven Herbert, 34, died after being attacked on Beverley Road in the early hours. | Steven Herbert, 34, died after being attacked on Beverley Road in the early hours. |
| Samuel Jordan, 22, Soul Humphries, 22 and Tiffany Clark, 23, all from Hull, had all denied murder. | Samuel Jordan, 22, Soul Humphries, 22 and Tiffany Clark, 23, all from Hull, had all denied murder. |
| Hull Crown Court heard Mr Herbert suffered 12 separate injuries to his head, face and neck, as well as bleeding to his brain stem. | Hull Crown Court heard Mr Herbert suffered 12 separate injuries to his head, face and neck, as well as bleeding to his brain stem. |
| The verdicts on Jordan of Yarmouth Avenue, Humphries of Rawcliffe Grove and Clark of Victor Street, came after a three-week trial. | |
| Michael Herbert, Steven's father, said he was "relieved and pleased" by the verdict. | |
| "It's been very stressful and a drain for all the family. We still haven't got over that day. | |
| "It's a brilliant verdict for us all and Steven has got justice, that's what we wanted at the end of the day." | |
| The court heard Steven Herbert was the "innocent victim" of a violent assault. | |
| Prosecutor Andrew Robertson, QC, had described the attack on Mr Herbert as "a fast moving, violent incident". |