'Out of control' mob found guilty of brutal street stabbing which claimed life of dad
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFour people have been found guilty of murdering a dad who was stabbed to death near his home as he tried to flee a mob attack.
Stephen Pugh, 49, Sean Neil, 42,Tina Walton, 43 and Stephanie Steel, 38, were convicted of murder after the jury heard they acted as an 'out of control mob with a lust for retribution' during the group attack on Mark Gibson, 52.
A fifth defendant, Aaron Chadwick, 33, was found guilty of manslaughter after the jury concluded he was involved in the attack but did not intend serious harm to Mr Gibson, LancsLive reports. READ MORE: Girl, 16, dies after being hit by car in horror smash as man arrested Emergency services were called to Carshalton Road in Blackpool in the early hours of July 11 where Mr Gibson lay seriously injured on the pavement.
During the trial, Pugh, who had always denied killing Mr Gibson, confessed he had stabbed the dad with a two pronged knife. Each defendant claimed they were acting in self defence after an attack on Tina Walton in which she suffered a head injury.
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