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A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of teenager Jimmy Mizen at a bakery in south-east London. | A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of teenager Jimmy Mizen at a bakery in south-east London. |
Jimmy, 16, bled to death when the vessels in his neck were severed as he was hit by a glass dish in the bakery in Lee in May 2008. | |
Jake Fahri, 19, from Lee, had claimed he acted in self defence when a fight broke out between himself, Jimmy and Jimmy's brother. | Jake Fahri, 19, from Lee, had claimed he acted in self defence when a fight broke out between himself, Jimmy and Jimmy's brother. |
A jury found Fahri guilty of murder following a trial at the Old Bailey. | A jury found Fahri guilty of murder following a trial at the Old Bailey. |
The jury of eight women and four men reached their verdict after less than eight hours of deliberations over two days. | The jury of eight women and four men reached their verdict after less than eight hours of deliberations over two days. |
Jimmy's family applauded as the verdict was delivered. | Jimmy's family applauded as the verdict was delivered. |
The court heard that Jimmy and Fahri had been rowing in the bakery when Fahri grabbed an advertising sign that was lying nearby, prompting a "tug-of-war" battle. | The court heard that Jimmy and Fahri had been rowing in the bakery when Fahri grabbed an advertising sign that was lying nearby, prompting a "tug-of-war" battle. |
In an attempt to get Jimmy to let go, Fahri picked up the nearby oven-proof glass dish and flung it at his victim. The dish shattered, and a piece lodged in Jimmy's neck, cutting an artery and his jugular vein. | In an attempt to get Jimmy to let go, Fahri picked up the nearby oven-proof glass dish and flung it at his victim. The dish shattered, and a piece lodged in Jimmy's neck, cutting an artery and his jugular vein. |
The scene of Jimmy's death was described in court as horrific. | |
With blood pouring from his neck, Jimmy staggered into a back room where, 15 seconds later, his older brother Tommy, 27, found him. | |
Jimmy collapsed and died in Tommy's arms. Their mother, Margaret, arrived and fainted before coming to and asking for a priest. | |
Court heard that Fahri swaggered from the bakery after the killing and witnesses described a triumphant grin on his face. |