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| Three convicted of Newlove murder | Three convicted of Newlove murder |
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| Three teenagers have been found guilty of murdering a man who was kicked to death outside his home in Cheshire. | |
| Garry Newlove, 47, was attacked and "kicked like a football" in August last year after confronting a gang in Warrington, Chester Crown Court heard. | Garry Newlove, 47, was attacked and "kicked like a football" in August last year after confronting a gang in Warrington, Chester Crown Court heard. |
| Mr Newlove, a father-of-three, was knocked unconscious and died in hospital two days later. | Mr Newlove, a father-of-three, was knocked unconscious and died in hospital two days later. |
| Two other teenagers who also faced a murder charge were cleared by the jury after a tenth day of deliberations. | Two other teenagers who also faced a murder charge were cleared by the jury after a tenth day of deliberations. |
| Adam Swellings, 19, from Crewe, Cheshire, and two boys aged 17 and 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been convicted of the sales manager's murder. | Adam Swellings, 19, from Crewe, Cheshire, and two boys aged 17 and 16, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have been convicted of the sales manager's murder. |
| Daughter watched attack | Daughter watched attack |
| Mr Newlove was attacked by the teenagers on 12 August outside his home on Station Road North, Fearnhead. | Mr Newlove was attacked by the teenagers on 12 August outside his home on Station Road North, Fearnhead. |
| A 15-year-old and a 17-year-old were cleared. | A 15-year-old and a 17-year-old were cleared. |
| The jury deliberated for 55 hours 25 minutes in total. | |
| On the night Mr Newlove was fatally attacked he had walked out of his home to speak to a gang of youths who he believed had been vandalising his wife Helen's car. | On the night Mr Newlove was fatally attacked he had walked out of his home to speak to a gang of youths who he believed had been vandalising his wife Helen's car. |
| His youngest daughter Amy, 12, watched her father being kicked to death by the killers, who have been on trial for six weeks. | His youngest daughter Amy, 12, watched her father being kicked to death by the killers, who have been on trial for six weeks. |
| Trainer print | |
| The court heard that Mrs Newlove, 44, and the couple's three daughters, Zoe, 18, Danielle, 15 and Amy, held a vigil at his bedside in Warrington Hospital, but Mr Newlove had suffered a massive brain haemorrhage during the attack. | The court heard that Mrs Newlove, 44, and the couple's three daughters, Zoe, 18, Danielle, 15 and Amy, held a vigil at his bedside in Warrington Hospital, but Mr Newlove had suffered a massive brain haemorrhage during the attack. |
| During the trial Swellings admitted throwing the first punch at Mr Newlove and originally pleaded guilty to manslaughter but that plea was rejected by the prosecution. | During the trial Swellings admitted throwing the first punch at Mr Newlove and originally pleaded guilty to manslaughter but that plea was rejected by the prosecution. |
| A trainer belonging to the 17-year-old who was convicted was found lodged under Mr Newlove as he lay dying on the pavement. | |
| In Mrs Newlove's evidence she spoke of her horror of seeing a trainer print on her husband's head in the aftermath of the attack. |