Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAnthony Littler was killed by the Stewart brothers in 1984 (Metropolitan Police)Michael Stewart, 57, and Anthony Stewart, 60, have been found guilty of murdering civil servant Anthony Littler in East Finchley, north London, on 1 May 1984, 42 years after the crime. The brothers, who were teenagers at the time, ambushed Littler, 45, striking him twice with a blunt weapon, causing a "catastrophic" brain injury from which he died at the scene. Jurors at the Old Bailey were told that the siblings had made a "hobby" of targeting lone men they believed to be gay, with their younger brother later testifying that they boasted about "queer bashing". The cold case saw a breakthrough on the 29th anniversary of Littler’s death when the defendants' younger brother, Daniel, came forward to police following a family dispute, revealing his brothers had confessed to the killing. Police reopened the investigation in 2022, deploying covert techniques, including bugging the brothers' cars and Michael's home, which led to their conviction for murder after a jury deliberated for less than three hours. In fullBrothers found guilty of murdering civil servant in homophobic hate crime 42 years agoThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Stewart brothers convicted of murder after beating civil servant to death in 1984
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAnthony Littler was killed by the Stewart brothers in 1984 (Metropolitan Police)Michael Stewart, 57, and Anthony Stewart, 60, have been found guilty of murdering civil servant Anthony Littler in East Finchley, north London, on 1 May 1984, 42 years after the crime. The brothers, who were teenagers at the time, ambushed Littler, 45, striking him twice with a blunt weapon, causing a "catastrophic" brain injury from which he died at the scene. Jurors at the Old Bailey were told that the siblings had made a "hobby" of targeting lone men they believed to be gay, with their younger brother later testifying that they boasted about "queer bashing". The cold case saw a breakthrough on the 29th anniversary of Littler’s death when the defendants' younger brother, Daniel, came forward to police following a family dispute, revealing his brothers had confessed to the killing. Police reopened the investigation in 2022, deploying covert techniques, including bugging the brothers' cars and Michael's home, which led to their conviction for murder after a jury deliberated for less than three hours. In fullBrothers found guilty of murdering civil servant in homophobic hate crime 42 years agoThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
