A 16-year-old girl has been acquitted of the murder of a man beaten to death in an attack by an older youth. The girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was also found not guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter by a jury at Bristol Crown Court. She had been accused of murdering Mark Roberts, 35, who was attacked as he walked home alone following a night out with friends in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset in October last year. Ryan Sheppard, 18, of Weston super Mare, had previously...
Reported by Western Daily Press 13 hours ago.
A 16-year-old girl has been acquitted of the murder of a man beaten to death in an attack by an older youth. The girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was also found not guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter by a jury at Bristol Crown Court. She had been accused of murdering Mark Roberts, 35, who was attacked as he walked home alone following a night out with friends in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset in October last year. Ryan Sheppard, 18, of Weston super Mare, had previously...
Reported by Western Daily Press 13 hours ago.