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| ‘IT
SHOULD BE MURDER’ |
Shock
as Sinders’ killers are guilty of manslaughter
FRIENDS of the former Soho pub manager David Morley – kicked
to death by a gang of ‘happy slapping’ thugs – have
expressed their shock that an Old Bailey jury has failed to find
anyone guilty of murder.
In bars and shops in the West End, where Mr Morley – known
as Sinders – was well-known for his kindness and generosity,
friends yesterday (Thursday) were angry at Wednesday’s manslaughter
verdicts following a six week trial.
Mr Morley died from 44 separate injuries after his head was booted
“like a football” by the youngest member of the gang,
a 14-year-old girl.
Reece Sargeant, 21, a Covent Garden shop worker, Darren Case, 18,
a six-foot three-inch tall 17-year-old youth and the heavily built,
brown- haired girl, now 15, and all from Kennington, were found
guilty of manslaughter and plotting grievous bodily harm on victims
and will be sentenced for the killing on January 23.
The Common Serjeant of London, Judge Brian Barket, remanded them
in custody and called for pre-sentence probation reports. Market
trader Barry Lee, 20, and a 17-year-old who cannot be identified,
both from Kennington, who admitted being present during the gang’s
orgy of violence, were acquitted and discharged.
Last night (Thursday) friends and acquaintances were united in their
outrage. |
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| Landmark
club closed for good |
THE future of one of London’s legendary nightclubs has
been thrown into doubt after a judge backed police concerns that
levels of violence had gone out of control.
Evidence of a double shooting inside Cirque at the Hippodrome nightclub,
in Leicester Square, and stabbings in the area convinced District
Judge Quentin Purdy to support Westminster Council’s decision
to refuse a conversion of its justices’ licence.
Judge Purdy described the licensing committee’s decision as
“unimpeachable” and said the police had produced “graphic
evidence of violence”. He said: “I must give weight to
frontline officers who have grave concerns. Although some incidents
can be explained away, this shooting is extremely grave. Someone
got a firearm inside the club and shot two people.”
And Judge Purdy quoted Inspector Duncan Slade who gave evidence
at the hearing, saying: “Management, however, good, cannot
manage this level of violence.” |
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