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Three people who tied up a student, doused him with petrol and set him on fire have been convicted of his murder. Three people who tied up a student, doused him in petrol and set him on fire have been convicted of his murder.
The body of Simon Everitt was found near Great Yarmouth three weeks after he vanished in June 2008.The body of Simon Everitt was found near Great Yarmouth three weeks after he vanished in June 2008.
Jimi-Lee Stewart, 25, Maria Chandler, 40, both from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Jonathan Clarke, 20, of Shropshire, had pleaded not guilty. Jimi-Lee Stewart, 25, Maria Chandler, 40, both of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and Jonathan Clarke, 20, from Telford in Shropshire had pleaded not guilty.
The trial at Norwich Crown Court heard the victim had been beaten, tied up, doused in petrol and set on fire. The trial at Norwich Crown Court heard the victim had been beaten and had petrol poured down his throat.
Sentencing will take place on 26 June.Sentencing will take place on 26 June.
Verdicts were returned after the judge said he would accept a majority verdict.Verdicts were returned after the judge said he would accept a majority verdict.
Clarke was 19 at the time he murdered the student. His sister Christina told jurors he said he had tricked Mr Everitt into going with him. Clarke, of Elizabeth Way, Telford, was 19 at the time he murdered the student.
Simon did nothing wrong apart from love the wrong girl Everitt family statement
His sister Christina told jurors he said he had tricked Mr Everitt into going with him to the scene of the attack.
During the trial jurors were played a scene from the British horror film Severance in which a character was shown tied to a tree.During the trial jurors were played a scene from the British horror film Severance in which a character was shown tied to a tree.
In the movie a man is shown throwing petrol over and setting light to his victim.In the movie a man is shown throwing petrol over and setting light to his victim.
Prosecutors told the court that the student suffered a fate inspired by that scene. The court was told Mr Clarke, of Elizabeth Way, had watched Severance about a year before he killed. Prosecutors claimed the student suffered a fate inspired by that scene.
The motive for the killing was said to be the victim's relationship with 19-year-old Fiona Statham.
Both Clarke and Stewart, of Nelson Road in Great Yarmouth, had been involved with Ms Statham.
Meanwhile Chandler, of Lancaster Road, was accused of being involved because she disliked the way Mr Everitt treated his girlfriend.
Simon's father Vince was too ill to attend court, but his step-mother Susan Everitt was there to hear the verdicts.
A family statement said: "Simon did nothing wrong apart from love the wrong girl."
Norfolk Police said they were pleased with the verdict.