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Thatcham brothers found guilty of Newbury man's murder





Darren Lock (pictured right), aged 38, bled to death at his flat, 5 Bramble Court, Newbury, and his friend, Danny Black (pictured left), aged 34, suffered extensive internal bleeding and permanent loss of sight in one eye on the night of March 16.
Following a five week trial at Reading Crown Court, on Wednesday the jury was sent out to consider its verdicts.
At 4.05pm today (Friday) the jury returned a number of verdicts; finding brothers,Joshua and Matthew Anderson, aged 22 and 20 respectively, both of The Haywards, Thatcham, guilty of Mr Lock’s murder.
Joshua Anderson was also guilty of the attempted murder of Mr Black, while Matthew Anderson and Dean Robinson, aged 32, of no fixed abode, were found not guilty of the attempted murder of Mr Black.
Matthew Anderson was also found guilty of wounding Mr Black with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Matthew Anderson was also found guilty of assaulting Richard Phillips in Stroud Green on the same night. Joshua Anderson had previously pleaded guilty to assaulting Mr Phillips; and his plea was accepted by the jury.
Matthew Anderson was found not guilty of assaulting Rory Rowbottom, also on the same night.
The jury will come back on Monday to consider the outstanding charges of murder and wounding Mr Black with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, against Mr Robinson.



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