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| A man who battered to death his former girlfriend and her two children with a hammer has been convicted of murdering them at the family's Manchester home. | A man who battered to death his former girlfriend and her two children with a hammer has been convicted of murdering them at the family's Manchester home. |
| Pierre Williams, 33, from Birmingham, had denied killing Beverley Samuels, 36, her daughter Kesha Wizzart, 18, and son Fred Wizzart, 13. | Pierre Williams, 33, from Birmingham, had denied killing Beverley Samuels, 36, her daughter Kesha Wizzart, 18, and son Fred Wizzart, 13. |
| He was also convicted of sex assaults on Mrs Samuels and her daughter. | He was also convicted of sex assaults on Mrs Samuels and her daughter. |
| Manchester Crown Court was told blood from each of his victims was found on a pair of his shorts. | Manchester Crown Court was told blood from each of his victims was found on a pair of his shorts. |
| Giving evidence, Williams had blamed "a hooded figure" for the attacks. | Giving evidence, Williams had blamed "a hooded figure" for the attacks. |
| Mrs Samuels, a nurse at Manchester Royal Infirmary, was sexually assaulted in July 2007 before being struck with at least seven blows to the head. | Mrs Samuels, a nurse at Manchester Royal Infirmary, was sexually assaulted in July 2007 before being struck with at least seven blows to the head. |
| Kesha had appeared on ITV's Young Stars In Their Eyes | |
| Her daughter Kesha had her hands tied behind her back before she was killed in the same manner. | Her daughter Kesha had her hands tied behind her back before she was killed in the same manner. |
| Mrs Samuels' teenage son was found on the floor in the same bedroom as his mother. | Mrs Samuels' teenage son was found on the floor in the same bedroom as his mother. |
| The court was told that Williams, of Selly Oak, had a history of sexual violence against women. | |
| One prosecution witness, a woman from Birmingham, told jurors Williams had raped her twice. | |
| In court Kesha Wizzart was described as a hardworking teenager who intended to read law at university and wanted to be a barrister. | |
| In 2004 she appeared on ITV's Young Stars In Their Eyes singing Toni Braxton's Unbreak My Heart. | |
| Ray Wigglesworth QC, for the prosecution, described the killings as "execution-style" to satisfy a perverted sexual pleasure. |