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Three teenagers guilty of murder | Three teenagers guilty of murder |
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Three teenagers have been convicted of murder and one of manslaughter over the death of 19-year-old Liam Smith who was shot outside Altcourse prison. | Three teenagers have been convicted of murder and one of manslaughter over the death of 19-year-old Liam Smith who was shot outside Altcourse prison. |
Ryan Lloyd, 19, Thomas Forshaw, 18, and a youth, 16, all from Croxteth, had denied murder but were found guilty at Liverpool Crown Court. | |
Liam Duffy, 26, of Croxteth, was convicted of manslaughter. | |
The jury failed to reach a verdict for Anthony Rimmer, 21, of Croxteth. A retrial will be considered next month. | The jury failed to reach a verdict for Anthony Rimmer, 21, of Croxteth. A retrial will be considered next month. |
Words exchanged | Words exchanged |
The trial, which lasted 10 weeks is estimated to have cost £5m and involved 11 defendants, charged with offences ranging from murder to conspiracy. | |
The jury was told that on 23 August 2006, Mr Smith visited a friend at HMP Altcourse in Fazakerley, Merseyside, and words were exchanged between him and Ryan Lloyd who was being visited by his sisters. | |
Lloyd, of Silverwell Road, Croxteth, left the visiting hall and returned to the wing and within an hour Mr Smith was shot dead. | Lloyd, of Silverwell Road, Croxteth, left the visiting hall and returned to the wing and within an hour Mr Smith was shot dead. |
Lloyd had made a phone call from a contraband mobile phone and was heard to say "Quick, quick, give us the phone, I'll get the boys up here to pop them", the prosecution said. | Lloyd had made a phone call from a contraband mobile phone and was heard to say "Quick, quick, give us the phone, I'll get the boys up here to pop them", the prosecution said. |
Acquitted | Acquitted |
Ryan Lloyd of Silverwell Road and Thomas Forshaw of Middle Way, Croxteth, and the 16-year-old youth were convicted on Thursday and will be sentenced on 27 September. | Ryan Lloyd of Silverwell Road and Thomas Forshaw of Middle Way, Croxteth, and the 16-year-old youth were convicted on Thursday and will be sentenced on 27 September. |
The trial ended on Friday when Liam Duffy, of Polperro Close, Croxteth, was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter. | The trial ended on Friday when Liam Duffy, of Polperro Close, Croxteth, was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter. |
The rest of the defendants were acquitted. | The rest of the defendants were acquitted. |
The court will resume on 3 September to consider whether a retrial should take place for Mr Rimmer, of Rimmerbrook Road, Gateacre. | The court will resume on 3 September to consider whether a retrial should take place for Mr Rimmer, of Rimmerbrook Road, Gateacre. |
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