Brothers found guilty of murdering 85-year-old sex offender

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Henry Thwaites, who was 85, suffered a fractured skull and other injuries in the attack last year.

Two brothers who beat an 85-year-old convicted sex offender to death and dumped his body at the roadside have been found guilty of murder.

Mr Thwaites, who was friends with their mother, had served two prison terms for sexual offences against boys under 16.A few days before hisHe had intended to buy her a Suzuki car worth £600, the trial heard. Later in the day on the way to see a car, the Fiat that Mr Thwaites and the boys were travelling in was picked up on cameras turning on to Lime Tree Avenue at about 22:40 BST, which is where he is understood to have died.

Luke was also found guilty of criminal damage after damaging a car windscreen using an unopened beer can.

 

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