A teenager has been found guilty of murdering his mother's boyfriend by stabbing him in the head. Bernard Ward, 18, was convicted by a jury of murdering 52-year-old Vincent Wilson following a Manchester Court trial.
Ward's mother, Nancy Smith, 48, pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice before her son's trial. She tried to cover up Ward's involvement in the killing.
Prosecutors said that Ward, also known as 'DJ', was 'not comfortable' with the relationship between Mr Wilson and his mother, and that there had been 'friction' between them.
Ward claimed that Mr Wilson had been abusive. But a jury rejected his claims of self defence and found him guilty of murder.
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