Liam O’Pray used a lock-knife with a seven-inch blade to stab Rico Burton in the neck
A man has been jailed for life for the knife murder of the cousin of world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury during a brawl outside a bar.
O’Pray was also found guilty of wounding with intent by slashing and stabbing Harvey Reilly, 17 at the time and now 18, during the same incident in the early hours of Sunday August 22 last year. Police at the scene were “instrumental” in saving the life of Mr Reilly, but the injuries to Mr Burton, a father-of-one, were so severe he died shortly after in hospital.
“You can blame all manner of things but the fact is you, and others like you who chose to carry knives, that’s the problem.” Mr Burton also then aimed a punch at him. A second later, O’Pray stuck the fatal blow with the knife to the left side of Rico Burton’s neck. A 2cm cut was found to his neck, which was 6cm deep, almost completely dividing his left carotid artery, causing the fatal massive haemorrhage, a post-mortem examination found. Mr Reilly suffered a 14cm gaping wound to his chest wall, exposing his ribs, and large wound to his left arm.
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