London: Two British hitmen who stabbed to death an innocent
schoolboy by mistake in what the prosecution described as an act of
"staggering incompetence" were found guilty of murder on Friday.
Ben Hope, 39, and Jason Richards, 38, were both heroin addicts who were paid 1,000 pounds (1,100 euros, $1,600) each to murder a middle-aged family man who owed money to a shady businessman in the Welsh capital Cardiff.
But the pair -- high on drugs and wearing balaclavas -- went to the wrong house and murdered Aamir Siddiqi by mistake.
The 17-year-old was brutally hacked down on the doorstep of his home, and when his desperate parents tried to save him, they were also attacked.
Both Hope and Richards, who had met in prison, denied murdering Aamir on April 11, 2010 and denied two separate counts of attempted murder of his parents.
However, the jury at Swansea Crown Court on Friday convicted them unanimously of all charges.
Ben Hope, 39, and Jason Richards, 38, were both heroin addicts who were paid 1,000 pounds (1,100 euros, $1,600) each to murder a middle-aged family man who owed money to a shady businessman in the Welsh capital Cardiff.
But the pair -- high on drugs and wearing balaclavas -- went to the wrong house and murdered Aamir Siddiqi by mistake.
The 17-year-old was brutally hacked down on the doorstep of his home, and when his desperate parents tried to save him, they were also attacked.
Both Hope and Richards, who had met in prison, denied murdering Aamir on April 11, 2010 and denied two separate counts of attempted murder of his parents.
However, the jury at Swansea Crown Court on Friday convicted them unanimously of all charges.
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