Jury convicts two men following retrial over Sheffield Good Samaritan killing
A jury at Leeds Crown Court has convicted two men over the 2022 killing of Reece Radford, who intervened to protect a teenager during an attack.
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A jury at Leeds Crown Court has found two men guilty in relation to the killing of 26-year-old Reece Radford, Yahoo News UK and The Star reported. Following a retrial, the court upheld a murder conviction for Louis James and found Dereck Owusu guilty of manslaughter. [1][5]
The incident occurred on September 29, 2022, at Arundel Gate in Sheffield city centre, Yahoo News UK reported. Reece Radford stepped in when he saw a 17-year-old girl being physically assaulted by Dereck Owusu. Owusu and Louis James then attacked him with a knife. [1]
Both men were originally jailed in 2023 after a jury found them both guilty of murder, according to Yahoo News UK. The recent retrial resulted in the modified verdict for Dereck Owusu, while the murder conviction for Louis James was maintained. [1]
In short
- Reece Radford intervened on September 29, 2022, to stop a 17-year-old girl from being physically assaulted in Sheffield.
- Louis James' murder conviction was upheld following a retrial at Leeds Crown Court.
- Dereck Owusu was convicted of manslaughter rather than murder in the retrial.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Pair found guilty over killing Good Samaritan Reece Radford after retrialYahoo News UK, 4d ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Pair found guilty over killing Good Samaritan Reece Radford after retrialYorkshire Live, 4d ago
- [3]Good Samaritan stops runaway school busNewsBreak: Local News & Alerts, 5d ago
- [4]Good Samaritan stops runaway school buskare11.com, 5d ago
- [5]Men guilty over killing of Good Samaritan following retrialThe Star, 4d ago
- [6]Good Samaritan receives $1K gift after hopping on moving school bus to save 18 children5 EYEWITNESS NEWS, 4d ago
- [7]Good Samaritan saves woman from Modesto house fireCBS News, 5d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 7 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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