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| Two men have been found guilty of murdering a traveller whose dismembered body was found in Hertfordshire. | Two men have been found guilty of murdering a traveller whose dismembered body was found in Hertfordshire. |
| The headless and handless body of 42-year-old John Finney was discovered in Ickleford in March 2008, two weeks after he was abducted from his vehicle. | The headless and handless body of 42-year-old John Finney was discovered in Ickleford in March 2008, two weeks after he was abducted from his vehicle. |
| Norman Jones and his son Joseph were found guilty of the murder, while Mark Curran was found not guilty of murder. | Norman Jones and his son Joseph were found guilty of the murder, while Mark Curran was found not guilty of murder. |
| The jury is still considering its verdict in the case of the fourth defendant Gary Lattimore. | The jury is still considering its verdict in the case of the fourth defendant Gary Lattimore. |
| Norman Jones, 50, of Dukes Head Yard, Highgate, north London, Joseph Jones, 23, of Crescent Road, New Barnet, north London, Mark Curran, 28, of Mill Bridge, Dollis Valley Way, Barnet, north London, and Gary Lattimore, 40, of no fixed address, all denied his murder. | Norman Jones, 50, of Dukes Head Yard, Highgate, north London, Joseph Jones, 23, of Crescent Road, New Barnet, north London, Mark Curran, 28, of Mill Bridge, Dollis Valley Way, Barnet, north London, and Gary Lattimore, 40, of no fixed address, all denied his murder. |
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| During the nine-week trial the jury heard that the gang thought 42-year-old Mr Finney had taken their "gear" - believed to be drugs - and sought revenge. | During the nine-week trial the jury heard that the gang thought 42-year-old Mr Finney had taken their "gear" - believed to be drugs - and sought revenge. |
| It was alleged they abducted then killed him, dismembering and abandoning his naked body, which was found in undergrowth behind a garage block two weeks later. | |
| His head and hands have never been found. | His head and hands have never been found. |
| The court was told Mr Finney had been abducted from Park Farm, Northaw, where he lived in a caravan. | The court was told Mr Finney had been abducted from Park Farm, Northaw, where he lived in a caravan. |
| Jurors were told Mr Finney's body was taken to an industrial unit in Hitchin where it was dismembered before being dumped. | Jurors were told Mr Finney's body was taken to an industrial unit in Hitchin where it was dismembered before being dumped. |
| The unit was cleaned by the gang, who also commissioned a cleaning company, but blood spots from Mr Finney were later found by police, the court heard. | The unit was cleaned by the gang, who also commissioned a cleaning company, but blood spots from Mr Finney were later found by police, the court heard. |
| Spain arrest | |
| The prosecution told the court Mr Finney had spoken to friends about threatening phone calls in which he was told if he did not return the "gear" they would "put a lump of lead in him". | The prosecution told the court Mr Finney had spoken to friends about threatening phone calls in which he was told if he did not return the "gear" they would "put a lump of lead in him". |
| The calls were later linked to Joseph Jones, the court heard. | The calls were later linked to Joseph Jones, the court heard. |
| During the trial, the jury was told that Joseph Jones and his girlfriend left the country for Malaga, Spain, on 8 March followed by his father on 11 March. | |
| They were both arrested in Spain in May last year, the court heard. They are due to be sentenced on Tuesday. |