27/11/2006

Two men found guilty of lawyer's murder

Two men are facing life sentences after being found guilty of the murder of City lawyer Tom ap Rhys Pryce.

Delano Brown, 18, and Donnel Carty, 19, both from north-west London were found guilty of stabbing Mr ap Rhys Pryce during a mugging in Kensal Rise, north-west London on January 12.

The Old Bailey heard how Mr ap Rhys Pryce was attacked as he walked home from Kensal Green Tube station around 11pm.

The Old Bailey heard how the lawyer was knocked over with a flying kick and then kicked in the face, before being stabbed twice in the chest.

Both Brown and Carty had denied murder, but they pleaded guilty to robbing another man in Kensal Green station earlier on the same night.

The pair are due to be sentenced on Tuesday.

(KMcA/EF)


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