Four men guilty of murdering teenager in Liverpool internet cafe
18 year old Michael Toohey died of head and neck injuries in April 2022
Four men have been found guilty of the murder of teenager Michael Toohey in Liverpool City Centre.
The 18-year-old, who had allegedly been pressured into selling drugs for a man referred to as "Gerry", died after a group of men chased him into the Mobiles Junction Internet café on Monument Place, off London Road.
He was found unresponsive with head and neck injuries after the attack on Saturday, April 16 2022.
Eight men and a 14-year-old boy have been on trial accused of murder since November 22 at Liverpool Crown Court.
Keiron Williams, 28, of no fixed address; Anthony Williams, 32, of Hillbrook Drive, Walton, Michael Williams, 24, of Carslake Grove, Walton and Steven McInerney, 33, of Bridport Street in the city centre have all been found guilty of murder.
Callum Hewell, 21, of Stratton Road; David Shelley, 26, of Chiltern Drive, and James Knox, 20, of Oakdale Close, all in Kirkby, were all found not guilty of murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter.
The jury has not yet reached verdicts in the cases of Matthew Wynn, 25, of Mosslawn Road, Kirkby and the 14-year-old boy.
Judge David Aubrey, KC, sent the jury away until Monday when they will continue their deliberations. At least two of the women jurors were visibly upset while the verdicts were returned.
Hewell, Shelley and Knox all broke down in tears when they were cleared.