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| A man and two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Ben Kinsella who was repeatedly stabbed outside a north London bar. | A man and two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Ben Kinsella who was repeatedly stabbed outside a north London bar. |
| Ben, the brother of EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella, was with friends when he was stabbed 11 times near the Islington bar on 29 June last year. | Ben, the brother of EastEnders actress Brooke Kinsella, was with friends when he was stabbed 11 times near the Islington bar on 29 June last year. |
| Michael Alleyne, 20, Juress Kika, 19 and Jade Braithwaite, 18, all from London, had denied murder. | Michael Alleyne, 20, Juress Kika, 19 and Jade Braithwaite, 18, all from London, had denied murder. |
| Ben was attacked after a row broke out in the bar, the Old Bailey was told. | Ben was attacked after a row broke out in the bar, the Old Bailey was told. |
| The court had been told Ben was out with his friends to celebrate the end of their GCSE exams. | The court had been told Ben was out with his friends to celebrate the end of their GCSE exams. |
| Although the confrontation in the bar had nothing to do with him, he was chased along the street with other youngsters - and was attacked and stabbed to death when he stopped running. | Although the confrontation in the bar had nothing to do with him, he was chased along the street with other youngsters - and was attacked and stabbed to death when he stopped running. |
| Ben was stabbed 11 times in five seconds by the three youths in revenge for a claim that Braithwaite had earlier been "disrespected" the court heard. | Ben was stabbed 11 times in five seconds by the three youths in revenge for a claim that Braithwaite had earlier been "disrespected" the court heard. |
| Ben Kinsella was stabbed in Islington in June 2008 | |
| The defendants had admitted punching Ben but each denied he was the knifeman. | The defendants had admitted punching Ben but each denied he was the knifeman. |
| After the verdicts Mrs Kinsella read a victim impact statement to the court, which read: "We as his family have been left devastated and in total despair. Our whole world has been totally turned upside down. | |
| She added: "We had brought Ben up to always walk away from trouble. This sadly cost him his life." | |
| After the verdicts, it emerged Kika had been on the run from police following a robbery in which a man was knifed nine days before Ben's death. | After the verdicts, it emerged Kika had been on the run from police following a robbery in which a man was knifed nine days before Ben's death. |
| Three other youths were arrested but despite extensive searches and inquiries, Kika was not found until he was arrested for Ben's murder at a flat in Chadwell Heath, east London, on 30 June. | Three other youths were arrested but despite extensive searches and inquiries, Kika was not found until he was arrested for Ben's murder at a flat in Chadwell Heath, east London, on 30 June. |
| Alleyne was being supervised by the local probation team as part of an 18-month detention and training order for drug dealing. | Alleyne was being supervised by the local probation team as part of an 18-month detention and training order for drug dealing. |
| He had been released three months earlier after serving half the sentence in a detention centre. | He had been released three months earlier after serving half the sentence in a detention centre. |
| About 400 people joined the family to march against knife crime following Ben's death. | About 400 people joined the family to march against knife crime following Ben's death. |
| Alleyne, Kika and Braithwaite will be sentenced on Friday. | Alleyne, Kika and Braithwaite will be sentenced on Friday. |
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| CCTV shows Ben Kinsella's last moments |