Five guilty of machete murder of two teens in mistaken identity horror

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Four teenagers and a 45-year-old man have been convicted of murdering two young lads in a case of mistaken identity.Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, tragically died after they were attacked with machetes after leaving Mason's home on Ilminster Avenue in the Knowle West area in Bristol shortly after 11pm on January 27.Following a six-week trial at Bristol Crown Court, Riley Tolliver, 18, a 16-year-old boy, a 17-year-old boy and getaway driver Antony Snook, 45, were found guilty of the murders of Mason and Max by a jury of nine men and three women.

As reported by the Mirror, a 15-year-old boy was also found guilty of the murder of Max after previously pleading guilty to the murder of Mason.

As part of a revenge mission, Tolliver and the three boys - who cannot be named for legal reasons - had been driven to and from Knowle West by Snook.Snook will be sentenced on November 19 at Bristol Crown Court.

The other four defendants will be sentenced on December 16 following the preparation of pre-sentence reports. As the jury foreman returned the verdicts none of the defendants showed any reaction from the dock.