Jack Woodley was beaten, kicked, stamped upon and stabbed in an attack by a gang of youths.
On 16 October last year, Jack Woodley was killed after a night at a funfair. As 10 youths are found guilty of his murder, we ask why he died.Most of them lied to the police in an attempt to minimise their involvement, but none of them told Newcastle Crown Court 18-year-old Jack had provoked the brutal assault that saw him punched, kicked, stamped upon and stabbed.
During the 11-week-long long trial, the hope of finding an answer came when the 16-year-old who attacked Jack from behind, triggering the pile on, gave evidence.Jack Woodley died in hospital a day after being attacked near the Britannia Inn in Houghton-le-Spring"I can't remember", came the reply. He had bought it six months previously when living in a city with a knife-crime problem and hanging out with other armed youths, jurors were told.The court heard he had admitted possessing a knife in a previous case, although he claimed that knife was not his.He said he was cold, had gone home to get his coat and, in a moment of madness, decided to take the knife back out with him having been told trouble may be brewing and Jack's friends may be armed.
By being there, by taking part in that fracas outside the crowded Britannia Inn, even if their actual physical involvement was minor compared to others, each defendant contributed to the situation that culminated in the killing, the prosecutors argued. But rumours and lies about Jack quickly escalated, with one boy saying Jack had threatened to "punch the head in" of another - a total fabrication.The group challenged him to a one-on-one fight, even going so far as to pat him down for a knife - he was totally unarmed.Jack walked off but as he did so he was followed and set upon amid shouts of "get the chopper out" from at least one person.
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