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| Man guilty of ex-Pc manslaughter | Man guilty of ex-Pc manslaughter |
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| A neighbour has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a former policeman who had been awaiting trial accused of possessing child pornography. | A neighbour has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a former policeman who had been awaiting trial accused of possessing child pornography. |
| Geoffrey Harries, 49, was stabbed 20 times outside his home in Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire, in June. | Geoffrey Harries, 49, was stabbed 20 times outside his home in Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire, in June. |
| Daniel Williams, 30, who lived seven doors away from Mr Harries, was cleared of murder on Friday. | |
| The jury reached a majority verdict of 10-2 on Monday and Williams will be sentenced on Tuesday morning. | |
| Williams, who had denied murdering Mr Harries, had told the jury he had acted in self-defence in the belief Mr Harris was going to kill him. | Williams, who had denied murdering Mr Harries, had told the jury he had acted in self-defence in the belief Mr Harris was going to kill him. |
| He said he had been trying to leave the scene in Dythel Park after puncturing a tyre on Mr Harries' van when the ex policeman ran after him and attacked him. | He said he had been trying to leave the scene in Dythel Park after puncturing a tyre on Mr Harries' van when the ex policeman ran after him and attacked him. |
| The prosecution claimed that Mr Williams was angry after hearing that Mr Harries was awaiting trial. | The prosecution claimed that Mr Williams was angry after hearing that Mr Harries was awaiting trial. |