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'Peacemaker' killers given life | 'Peacemaker' killers given life |
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Three men found guilty of killing a teenager who was acting as a peacemaker in a fight have been jailed for life. | Three men found guilty of killing a teenager who was acting as a peacemaker in a fight have been jailed for life. |
Robert Spence, 17, of Burghfield Common, was leaving a club in Reading, Berkshire, with six friends when one of the group got into a fight. | Robert Spence, 17, of Burghfield Common, was leaving a club in Reading, Berkshire, with six friends when one of the group got into a fight. |
He tried to intervene but he and friend Emmanuel Connor, 23, were stabbed. | He tried to intervene but he and friend Emmanuel Connor, 23, were stabbed. |
Three men were convicted of murder and attempted murder. Nicholas Olu and Leon Wilson will serve a minimum of 20 years. David Brooks, a minimum of 22. | Three men were convicted of murder and attempted murder. Nicholas Olu and Leon Wilson will serve a minimum of 20 years. David Brooks, a minimum of 22. |
Olu, 31, of Sydenham Road, Wilson, 32, of Firfield Street, and Brooks, 33, of no fixed abode, who are all from Bristol, had denied murder and attempted murder, at Reading Crown Court. | Olu, 31, of Sydenham Road, Wilson, 32, of Firfield Street, and Brooks, 33, of no fixed abode, who are all from Bristol, had denied murder and attempted murder, at Reading Crown Court. |
Another man, Carlton Miles, 28, of Bridge Street, was found not guilty of both charges. | Another man, Carlton Miles, 28, of Bridge Street, was found not guilty of both charges. |
Halfway through the trial, on 20 March, Jamal Powell, 28, was acquitted of all charges and released by Judge Zoe Smith. | Halfway through the trial, on 20 March, Jamal Powell, 28, was acquitted of all charges and released by Judge Zoe Smith. |