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| Two men found guilty of murdering a City lawyer during a robbery are due to be sentenced. | Two men found guilty of murdering a City lawyer during a robbery are due to be sentenced. |
| Donnel Carty, 19, and Delano Brown, 18, stabbed 31-year-old Tom ap Rhys Pryce twice in the chest in Kensal Green, north-west London, in January. | Donnel Carty, 19, and Delano Brown, 18, stabbed 31-year-old Tom ap Rhys Pryce twice in the chest in Kensal Green, north-west London, in January. |
| They were convicted on Monday after a three-week trial at the Old Bailey. | They were convicted on Monday after a three-week trial at the Old Bailey. |
| Lawyers will read the judge a victim impact statement from Mr ap Rhys Pryce's fiancee, before the two men, from Sudbury Hill, are sentenced. | Lawyers will read the judge a victim impact statement from Mr ap Rhys Pryce's fiancee, before the two men, from Sudbury Hill, are sentenced. |
| Lawyers for Adele Eastman, 32, will read out her personal account of how the murder has affected her life. | Lawyers for Adele Eastman, 32, will read out her personal account of how the murder has affected her life. |
| Trail of blood | Trail of blood |
| Ms Eastman, who is also a solicitor, is unable to read the statement herself, as the crime happened prior to the introduction of new laws allowing victims to make a statement in court. | Ms Eastman, who is also a solicitor, is unable to read the statement herself, as the crime happened prior to the introduction of new laws allowing victims to make a statement in court. |
| During the trial, jurors heard Mr ap Rhys Pryce was walking home from Kensal Green Tube station at about 2300 GMT when he was attacked. | During the trial, jurors heard Mr ap Rhys Pryce was walking home from Kensal Green Tube station at about 2300 GMT when he was attacked. |
| It is imperative that we stamp out the current knife culture in ourcities Parents of Tom ap Rhys Pryce href="/1/hi/england/london/6188922.stm" class="">Killers 'fell out in prison' Prosecutors said the victim had probably fought back as the teenagers attacked him and demanded his belongings. | |
| Officers found a trail of blood and personal items leading towards his nearby home in Bathurst Gardens, which he shared with his fiancee. | Officers found a trail of blood and personal items leading towards his nearby home in Bathurst Gardens, which he shared with his fiancee. |
| After the verdicts were announced, Mr ap Rhys Pryce's parents said their son's death "was a callous and senseless crime which has devastated the lives of his family, his fiancee and his friends". | After the verdicts were announced, Mr ap Rhys Pryce's parents said their son's death "was a callous and senseless crime which has devastated the lives of his family, his fiancee and his friends". |
| The defendants, both from Sudbury Hill in north-west London, had earlier pleaded guilty to robbery. | The defendants, both from Sudbury Hill in north-west London, had earlier pleaded guilty to robbery. |