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Stalker guilty of student murders | |
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A man has been found guilty of murdering two students he stalked at bus stops. | |
Levi Bellfield, 39, was convicted of killing Amelie Delagrange, 22, and Marsha McDonnell, 19, in south-west London. | Levi Bellfield, 39, was convicted of killing Amelie Delagrange, 22, and Marsha McDonnell, 19, in south-west London. |
He has also been found guilty of the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy. | He has also been found guilty of the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy. |
Bellfield, of West Drayton, west London, carried out the attacks between 2001 and 2004. He will be sentenced on Tuesday. | Bellfield, of West Drayton, west London, carried out the attacks between 2001 and 2004. He will be sentenced on Tuesday. |
Both Miss Delagrange and Miss McDonnell were hit over the head with a blunt instrument but no weapon has ever been found. | Both Miss Delagrange and Miss McDonnell were hit over the head with a blunt instrument but no weapon has ever been found. |
Further attacks | |
The jury of seven women and five men was unable to reach verdicts on two other charges. | |
These were the kidnap and false imprisonment of Anna-Maria Rennie, 17, and the attempted murder of hairdresser Irma Dragoshi, 33. | These were the kidnap and false imprisonment of Anna-Maria Rennie, 17, and the attempted murder of hairdresser Irma Dragoshi, 33. |
Bellfield is also suspected of carrying out 20 other attacks on women including six attempted date rapes involving drugs. | Bellfield is also suspected of carrying out 20 other attacks on women including six attempted date rapes involving drugs. |
The prosecution said the former bouncer trawled buses and bus stops for women and attacked them when they rejected him. | The prosecution said the former bouncer trawled buses and bus stops for women and attacked them when they rejected him. |
But Bellfield told the trial he was the victim of mistaken identity. | But Bellfield told the trial he was the victim of mistaken identity. |