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jrobertson
20-12-08, 09:03 AM
news.bbc.co.uk - BBC NEWS - 19-Dec-08

Neighbour guilty of sword killing (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7792379.stm)


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Kelly gave himself up to police the day after the attack

A man who killed his neighbour with a samurai sword in a row over a football has been convicted of manslaughter.

Father-of-three David Martin, 40, was killed by Gary Kelly, 38, in south-west London, in January.

The Old Bailey heard Mr Martin had earlier intervened when a 10-year-old boy said his two friends refused to return his ball.

He was then attacked in Kelly's front garden in Rutter Gardens, Mitcham. Kelly will be sentenced next month.

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