TWO men have been found guilty for their roles in the murder of an addict after he used a fake £20 to buy drugs.
John Wright was beaten with an extendable baton and stabbed in the back with a knife during a violent confrontation in Stockton town centre last December.
This morning Jordan Vaughan was found guilty of murder after delivering the fatal blow with a knife.
His co-accused Kienan Johnson was cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter after using the baton to deliver a series of blows to the body and legs of the 41-year-old.
During the trial at Teesside Crown Court, Vaughan admitted using the knife to stab Mr Wright but maintained it was in self-defence after the 41-year-old got the better of him in a fight.
Mr Wright was found dead in Parliament Street, Stockton, at 2pm on Sunday, December 29, 2019.
Vaughan, 21, of Harlow Crescent, Thornaby, and Johnson, 22, of Windsor Road, Stockton, will be sentenced tomorrow.
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