| The five officers were acquitted of manslaughter charges on the direction of the trial judge. |
| He was ordered to be detained without limit later that year after pleading guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
| As the accessory foresaw only minor physical harm, he was guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter. |
| But after a day of discussions with their Queen's Counsels, all three pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter. |
| After deliberating for just over two and a half hours the jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty of manslaughter. |
| He is today starting six-and-a-half years in prison after admitting manslaughter and robbery in York earlier this year. |
