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| Barry Reeve murder: Women found guilty of killing pensioner | Barry Reeve murder: Women found guilty of killing pensioner |
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| Two women who tortured a retired bus conductor and left him to die have been found guilty of murder. | Two women who tortured a retired bus conductor and left him to die have been found guilty of murder. |
| Jodie Barnes, 31, and Kelly Barnes, 32, were convicted at Norwich Crown Court of murdering Barry Reeve, 67, at his Norwich home. | Jodie Barnes, 31, and Kelly Barnes, 32, were convicted at Norwich Crown Court of murdering Barry Reeve, 67, at his Norwich home. |
| The pair, who are civil partners, believed he had hidden money and tortured him in an attempt to make him reveal his Pin code, the court heard. | |
| The women had denied murder, blaming each other for the killing. | The women had denied murder, blaming each other for the killing. |
| But a jury of eight women and four men found them guilty after five hours of deliberation. | |
| The court heard Mr Reeve lay dying for up to 48 hours after the attack, during which he was punched, stamped on and slashed with a knife. | |
| Members of Mr Reeve's family wept as the verdict was delivered. | |
| Kelly Barnes shook her head and looked towards her partner. The pair whispered to each other before Jodie Barnes broke down in tears. |