Terrence King, 60, ploughed into 15-year-old Devon Simmonds-Caines with his car at almost double the speed limit in Langley, Middleton, a court heard
A man who deliberately drove into and killed a 15-year-old boy “in outrage” has been found guilty of murder.
Terrence King, 60, ploughed into Devon Simmonds-Caines with his car at almost double the speed limit in Langley, Middleton, on July 22, last year.
Devon, who was riding a stolen e-bike, suffered catastrophic injuries and died at the scene on Rowrah Crescent.
King claimed that he had no intention of harming the teenager and was only trying to “block in” the bike to stop it.
He first stood trial in January, but jurors were deadlocked and could not agree on a verdict.
In the aftermath of the jury being discharged, King, of Castlerigg Drive, Middleton, pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Prosecutors sought a re-trial and now King has been found guilty of murder. Loud screams were heard in the public gallery after the verdict was announced as King sat in the dock with his head bowed.
“I understand the emotion,” Judge Maurice Greene said.
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