Judge praises cops who caught trio of teen killers who stabbed to death 'the wrong man'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA judge has praised the 'thorough and painstaking' police investigation which nailed three teen thugs who murdered 'the wrong man' after hijacking a dispute which had nothing to do with them.
Kane Adamson, 18, Joshua Prescott, 19, and Ben Dawber, 17, were hunting down a man who had just punched someone outside a bar in Tyldesley but then launched a sickening knife attack on the wrong person.
Thomas Williamson, 30, a man with mental health problems who was out for a walk to clear his head at the time, suffered a series of fatal stab wounds, including one that penetrated his heart and lung.
He died at the scene. READ MORE: 'Skeletal remains' found after housing association staff force their way into home After the three killers were handed life sentences last week, the judge who jailed them and Thomas' mum heaped praise on the detectives who trawled through CCTV and phone records to identify the culprits and bring them to justice.
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