Areece Lloyd-Hall stabbed Pitman in the neck at a gathering in Primrose Hill, London, to watch a fireworks display
A teenager has been found guilty of murder after stabbing Harry Pitman, 16, in a central London park during New Year’s Eve celebrations two years ago.
Areece Lloyd-Hall, now 18, stabbed Pitman in the neck after a fight broke out between the two strangers at a midnight gathering in Primrose Hill, a famous viewpoint for the city’s fireworks displays.
A jury in a retrial handed down a 11-1 majority verdict, convicting him of murder. He will be sentenced on 10 November.
An earlier trial had fallen apart after jurors were unable to come to an assessment on the murder charge. The jury deliberated for eight hours before returning with the guilty verdict on Wednesday.
