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| Two men cleared of boxer's murder | Two men cleared of boxer's murder |
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| Two men have been cleared of murdering a former British heavyweight boxing champion in a row over smoking. | Two men have been cleared of murdering a former British heavyweight boxing champion in a row over smoking. |
| James Oyebola, 46, died four days after being shot in the neck and leg at Chateau 6 nightclub in Fulham, south-west London, in July last year. | |
| Rene McKoy, 20, of Battersea, and 24-year-old Dean Francis, of Wandsworth, south London, both walked free from court when the charges were dropped. | Rene McKoy, 20, of Battersea, and 24-year-old Dean Francis, of Wandsworth, south London, both walked free from court when the charges were dropped. |
| Kanyanta Mulenga, 23, and Cyle Carth, 18, both deny murdering Mr Oyebola. | Kanyanta Mulenga, 23, and Cyle Carth, 18, both deny murdering Mr Oyebola. |
| Judge Peter Rook ordered the jury to enter formal not guilty verdicts, with respect to Mr McKoy and Mr Francis, when prosecutors dropped the allegations on Thursday. | Judge Peter Rook ordered the jury to enter formal not guilty verdicts, with respect to Mr McKoy and Mr Francis, when prosecutors dropped the allegations on Thursday. |
| During the trial, which began at the start of September, jurors heard Mr Oyebola was killed when he asked a group of men to stop smoking. | During the trial, which began at the start of September, jurors heard Mr Oyebola was killed when he asked a group of men to stop smoking. |
| The murder happened three weeks after the ban on smoking in public places came into force. | The murder happened three weeks after the ban on smoking in public places came into force. |
| Jurors will continue to try Mr Mulenga of Putney, south-west London. | Jurors will continue to try Mr Mulenga of Putney, south-west London. |
| The case of Mr Carth, of Wimbledon, south-west London, who also denies the charge, was severed and he will face a separate trial over Mr Oyebola's murder. | The case of Mr Carth, of Wimbledon, south-west London, who also denies the charge, was severed and he will face a separate trial over Mr Oyebola's murder. |