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Two men guilty of lawyer's murder | Two men guilty of lawyer's murder |
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Two men have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of the murder of City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce. | Two men have been found guilty at the Old Bailey of the murder of City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce. |
Delano Brown, 18, and Donnel Carty, 19, attacked the 31-year-old yards from his home in Kensal Green, north-west London, on 12 January. | Delano Brown, 18, and Donnel Carty, 19, attacked the 31-year-old yards from his home in Kensal Green, north-west London, on 12 January. |
Mr ap Rhys Pryce was stabbed twice in the chest after fighting back during a robbery, the court was told. | Mr ap Rhys Pryce was stabbed twice in the chest after fighting back during a robbery, the court was told. |
Carty, of Kensal Green, and Brown, of Sudbury Hill, both north-west London, had denied murder. | Carty, of Kensal Green, and Brown, of Sudbury Hill, both north-west London, had denied murder. |
The pair reacted calmly to the verdicts, turning to each other, shaking hands and embracing. They will be sentenced on Tuesday. | The pair reacted calmly to the verdicts, turning to each other, shaking hands and embracing. They will be sentenced on Tuesday. |
Trail of blood | Trail of blood |
The court heard Mr ap Rhys Pryce was walking home from Kensal Green Tube station at about 2300 GMT when he was attacked. | The court heard Mr ap Rhys Pryce was walking home from Kensal Green Tube station at about 2300 GMT when he was attacked. |
Jurors were told officers found a trail of blood and belongings leading towards the home he shared with his fiancee in Bathurst Gardens. | Jurors were told officers found a trail of blood and belongings leading towards the home he shared with his fiancee in Bathurst Gardens. |
With the murder of Tom ap Rhys Pryce, Carty and Brown ended the life of a man with so much to live for Det Insp Teresa Defanis | |
During the trial Brown said it was Carty who had "fly-kicked" Mr ap Rhys Pryce to the ground then struggled with him. | During the trial Brown said it was Carty who had "fly-kicked" Mr ap Rhys Pryce to the ground then struggled with him. |
The solicitor handed over his property during the struggle, telling his attackers: "You've got everything." | The solicitor handed over his property during the struggle, telling his attackers: "You've got everything." |
They ran off, leaving him dying on the ground as his fiancee, fellow solicitor Adele Eastman, waited for him at their flat nearby. | They ran off, leaving him dying on the ground as his fiancee, fellow solicitor Adele Eastman, waited for him at their flat nearby. |
Their wedding plans, which were in Mr ap Rhys Pryce's possession, were covered in blood and scattered along the street. | Their wedding plans, which were in Mr ap Rhys Pryce's possession, were covered in blood and scattered along the street. |
Det Insp Teresa Defanis said two dangerous criminals had been removed from the streets. | |
"With the murder of Tom ap Rhys Pryce, Carty and Brown ended the life of a man with so much to live for," she said. | |
"A man embarking on a promising career, a man planning his future with the woman he loved, a man supported by a loving family. | |
"Carty and Brown now face lengthy custodial sentences, but I want them to remember that Tom's family and fiancee also face a life sentence without a person that they loved and cared for." | |
The defendants had earlier pleaded guilty to robbing a middle-aged man in Kensal Green station earlier that evening. |