And The Left Want To Abolish 'Joint Enterprise'...?

Jack Woodley was set upon and killed after he left the Houghton Feast in County Durham last October. The group of teens who attacked him were 'out looking for serious trouble' and pulled on face coverings and balaclavas before confronting their victim.

They didn't know him. They had no grudge against him. They were simply looking to assault someone, and he was the unfortunate 'someone'. 

One witness said the youths were like a 'herd of lions' when they attacked.

Err...

There were aggravating circumstances about this case than makes me somewhat surprised it didn't get greater coverage: 

Prosecutor Mark McKone QC said the group 'not only attacked him but prevented him from escaping and prevented other people from helping him'.

Strange, when other cases get wall-to-wall media attention, isn't it? 

Mr McKone said that while only one youth inflicted the fatal stab wound, the other nine are guilty due to 'the concept of joint enterprise'.

We know what the progressives think about this law, don't we? I guess they are happy for innocent teenagers to be slaughtered in the streets by strangers who face no justice at all...

Jurors took more than three days to reach their unanimous verdicts and as they were read out several of the defendants looked shocked and distressed, clutching their heads and rocking back and forth.

Not as distressed as the parents of the murdered boy, eh, BBC reporter? 

They won't get anything like the sentences they deserve. One to watch. 

H/T: Perry via Twitter