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Boy, 14, is guilty of fire murder Boy, 14, murdered woman in flat
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A 14-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering a mentally-ill woman at her flat in Leicestershire. A 14-year-old boy has been convicted of murdering a mentally-ill woman who was beaten with an axe and stabbed.
The body of Joanne Butler, 38, was found at her burnt-out home at Maughan Street, Earl Shilton on 4 January. The body of Joanne Butler, 38, was found at her burnt-out home in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, on 4 January.
The teenager from Barwell, who cannot be named for legal reasons, denied the murder but admitted starting the fire at Leicester Crown Court. The boy, from Barwell, appearing at Leicester Crown Court, denied murder but admitted arson. He had filmed the fire on his mobile phone.
Sean Wilson, 37, who lived in the flat below Miss Butler has already pleaded guilty to murdering her.Sean Wilson, 37, who lived in the flat below Miss Butler has already pleaded guilty to murdering her.
The jury heard that the boy, who was then 13, accompanied Wilson while attacked the woman as she slept with stones wrapped in a sock. The jury heard that the boy, who was then 13 and cannot be named for legal reasons, accompanied Wilson as he went into Miss Butler's flat.
Wilson sent the teenager to get an axe and hit her on the head with it several times as she struggled to fend him off. Wilson hit her with a sock stuffed with stones as she slept.
He then sent the boy to fetch an axe and hit her on the head with it several times as she struggled to fend him off.
At the same time the boy beat her with a metal bar, the court was told.At the same time the boy beat her with a metal bar, the court was told.
The pair then went back to Mr Wilson's flat, but returned to Miss Butler's after hearing her making noises.The pair then went back to Mr Wilson's flat, but returned to Miss Butler's after hearing her making noises.
Mr Wilson finally stabbed her to death while the teenager started a fire in her living room. Mr Wilson finally stabbed her to death, while the teenager started a fire in her living room.
In the hours after the murder the pair went to Mr Wilson's girlfriend's house, where the older man broke down and admitted what they had done.In the hours after the murder the pair went to Mr Wilson's girlfriend's house, where the older man broke down and admitted what they had done.
The boy was heard singing and joking following the attack and recorded the aftermath of the fire on his mobile phone, the court heard. The boy was heard singing and joking following the attack, the court heard.