Georgie Mears, 19, has been found guilty of the murder of Tristan Kerr, 17, who was stabbed with a Rambo-style knife in an attack lasting just two minutes. The verdict was returned by a jury at Newport Crown Court on Wednesday afternoon.
Attack at Abertridwr house
Tristan Kerr was playing Fortnite with friends when he was fatally attacked at a house in the old mining village of Abertridwr, Caerphilly, on Thursday, February 5. The court heard that Mears, of Cavendish Close, Thornhill, Cardiff, carried out the stabbing.
Four defendants had denied murder: Ricardo Elliot, 26, whose address was given as HMP Parc; Elexi Manny, 24, of no fixed abode; Mears; and Connor Palfrey, 24, of Aberfawr Terrace, Abertridwr.
Verdicts and sentencing
The jury retired on Tuesday and returned its verdict at 3.37pm on Wednesday. Mears was found guilty of murder, prompting a faint sob from the public gallery. Palfrey was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. Elliot and Manny were both found not guilty of murder and manslaughter.
Neither Mears nor Palfrey attended the hearing as both are suffering from sickness bugs in prison. Sentencing will take place on Wednesday, November 18.
