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A man who attacked a phone executive with a bottle at a south London event where singer Jessie J was performing has been found guilty of murder.A man who attacked a phone executive with a bottle at a south London event where singer Jessie J was performing has been found guilty of murder.
Ashley Charles, 26, was at the bar at Pulse nightclub when he grabbed a bottle from 37-year-old Phillip Sherriff's hand and slashed his neck.Ashley Charles, 26, was at the bar at Pulse nightclub when he grabbed a bottle from 37-year-old Phillip Sherriff's hand and slashed his neck.
Charles, of Nevanthon Road, Leicester, was given a life sentence and told he will serve a minimum of 14 years at the Old Bailey.Charles, of Nevanthon Road, Leicester, was given a life sentence and told he will serve a minimum of 14 years at the Old Bailey.
The graphic designer had denied murder.The graphic designer had denied murder.
Mr Sherriff was at the bar at Pulse nightclub in Southwark, south London in April when there was jostling by Charles, who was trying to get free beer.
Charles became irritated and grabbed a bottle from Mr Sherriff's hand and slashed his neck, prosecutors said.
'Too ghastly'
The court heard Mr Sheriff, a telephone executive from Preston, Lancashire, died four days after the attack.
The father-of-two had travelled to London with colleagues for the promotion event organised by mobile phone company BlackBerry, for which he worked.
Jurors heard Charles had travelled to London with his brother and friends from Leicester to attend the event.
Duncan Penny, prosecuting, said the clash came just after midnight once the performers had left.
As people tried to help Mr Sherriff, Charles was detained by security staff.
The court heard he asked them: "Is he okay? I wish I had not done that. It was a stupid mistake."
And after being arrested by police the jury was told he said: "Yeah, I know I bottled him. He kept pushing past me through the bar area."
Judge Paul Worsley said Charles killed Mr Sherriff because he was annoyed.
Det Insp Richard Beadle, the senior investigating officer in the case, said: "Philip Sherriff died horrifically in a way that is almost too ghastly to describe.
"He was killed by Ashley Charles following a single blow to the neck with a smashed beer bottle.
"The moment Charles severed his artery, Philip had no chance of surviving."