GUILTY UK - Francis McNally Hit With Metal Pipe & Strangled - York *arrests*

[Tortoise]

I can't see anything in the lawpages for a plea hearing Acb.

 

[AcbMurders]

Thank you @Tortoise Perhaps the defendants’ mental health state is being assessed, but should a new hearing date not be made public?

 

[Tortoise]

Thank you @Tortoise Perhaps the defendants’ mental health state is being assessed, but should a new hearing date not be made public?

Could be a backlog at the courts, often hearing dates are not adhered to, and can be put back a few days or weeks. I find media reporting to be very hit or miss in these current times too.

 

[AcbMurders]

Could be a backlog at the courts, often hearing dates are not adhered to, and can be put back a few days or weeks. I find media reporting to be very hit or miss in these current times too.

Finally, some updates Provisional cause of death for York man revealed as inquest opens

AN INQUEST into the death of a man at a property in York has heard that a provisional cause of his death was head and neck injuries.

The inquest, which opened in Northallerton today, heard that Francis David McNally, 35, of Morritt Close, York, died on October 27 at Flat 1, 28, Markham Crescent, off Haxby Road.

Coroner John Broadbridge said he was found in the property with 'suspicious injuries' and two men had been arrested and charged with murder.

He said a provisional cause of death was head and neck injuries, and the circumstances were subject to a full police investigation.

The inquest was adjourned.

The Press reported last Friday that a date has been set for the trial of two men who have been charged with murdering Mr McNally.

Curtis Turpin, 34, of Markham Crescent, off Haxby Road, York, and Adam Craig Hudson, 40, of Rowntree Avenue, Clifton, were not asked to enter their pleas when they appeared before Leeds Crown Court, and a trial date was set for April 26 at Leeds Crown Court with an interim hearing set for February 25. Both men were remanded in custody.

Still no news about the death of the other man at the same address a week earlier.

 

[AcbMurders]

The trial was supposed to start on 26 April but I haven’t been able to find any info

 

[JuicyLucy]

It looks as though the case is progressing, just delayed. If you email the scheduling clerk at Leeds Crown Court, they'd be able to tell you if a new date has been set.

 

[AcbMurders]

It looks as though the case is progressing, just delayed. If you email the scheduling clerk at Leeds Crown Court, they'd be able to tell you if a new date has been set.

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Thank you @JuicyLucy

 

[AcbMurders]

The trial has started at last. Below are some snippets and the rest of the article paints an even more dreadful picture.

Alleged York murder victim strangled with pyjamas and hit with pipe, jury told

AN alleged murderer confessed to police that he had killed a man shortly after he was found asleep near a dead body, a jury heard.

www.yorkpress.co.uk

(…)
Police found both men unconscious near the bloody body of Francis McNally, 35, in Turpin’s small flat off Haxby Road, York, on October 27, 2021, Leeds Crown Court heard.

The prosecution alleges Turpin strangled Mr McNally with a pair of pyjama bottoms and Hudson had hit him with a metal pipe from a vacuum cleaner and that both men had hit Mr McNally with their feet.

(…)
“The blood stains at the scene by Mr McNally’s body clearly suggested he had been lying down when he was assaulted. There was no evidence he was ever upright when he was injured and bleeding.”

Hudson, 41, of Rowntree Avenue, Clifton, and Turpin, 35, of Markham Crescent, off Haxby Road, both deny murder.

 

[AcbMurders]

More sad and graphic details below

‘I killed him. I did it’: Two men accused of gruesome murder in York

yorkmix.com

 

[chimpface]

awful

 

[JuicyLucy]

I remember this now. I had to reread the thread because it's taken soooo long to come to trial. The court report is really grim reading, but even so I hope AH's intellectual impairment will be given due weight. I have difficulty accepting that someone with such a low IQ was really in charge of what was happening, especially after so much alcohol.

Did anyone ever see any follow-up in relation to the subsequent death at the same property a week later?

 

[AcbMurders]

I remember this now. I had to reread the thread because it's taken soooo long to come to trial. The court report is really grim reading, but even so I hope AH's intellectual impairment will be given due weight. I have difficulty accepting that someone with such a low IQ was really in charge of what was happening, especially after so much alcohol.

Did anyone ever see any follow-up in relation to the subsequent death at the same property a week later?

The other death at the same address was a week earlier, but nothing more was reported about it. Hopefully there will be some clarification after this trial.

As for Hudson’s IQ, maybe that’s why the trial was delayed by several months. Maybe to allow for psychiatric checks to be carried out?

Some reporting from court today:

Murder accused told police co-defendant 'jumped all over' victim

Curtis Turpin and Adam Hudson are both standing trial at Leeds Crown Court accused of the murder of Francis McNally in York

www.examinerlive.co.uk

(…)
Curtis Turpin, 41, and Adam Hudson, 41, are both standing trial at Leeds Crown Court accused of the murder of Francis McNally. The pair are alleged to have murdered Mr McNally at a flat in Markham Crescent on October 27, 2021. On Thursday, jurors heard how officers were called to the property shortly before 5.30pm that day and found an unresponsive and bloody Mr McNally laid face up in the living room.

The court was told the 35-year-old had two shards of glass in his hands, which were above his head, and a set of keys to his side. An officer who gave evidence in the form of a statement said Mr McNally had "significant injuries to his face and blood around his head." The officer said: "I could see the person was deceased."

Mr Turpin, of Markham Crescent, and Mr Hudson, of Rowntree Avenue, York were found - both intoxicated and unconscious- on the floor in the bedroom of the flat.

It is alleged Mr Turpin strangled Mr McNally with a pair of pyjama bottoms and Mr Hudson had hit him with a metal pipe from a vaccum cleaner. Both are accused of hitting Mr McNally with their feet and both deny the charge of murder.


Jurors heard from more officers who had attended the scene - including those who arrested the defendants. The court was told both were found unconscious, with Mr Turpin found on the floor in the recovery position, and Mr Hudson close by, also on the floor. Mr Hudson, officers said, was helped onto the bed. Once both were assessed and found to be medically fit by paramedics, they were arrested and taken to separate police stations.

In a statement read out to the court, PC Tulip, of North Yorkshire Police, said he attended the scene after being dispatched at around 5.25pm. He said about Mr Hudson: "He was very drowsy. I was making attempts to wake him up. Paramedics tended to Mr Hudson and said he was medically fit but extremely intoxicated. We put him in handcuffs."

The officer stated he escorted Mr Hudson to a police vehicle where he is alleged to have said: "Curtis murdered him in the flat. He jumped all over him and trampled him." The officer said he then began to mumble.

Another officer said in their statement they heard Mr Hudson brand Mr Curtis a "psychopath." Special Constable Michael Fleming said: "During the delay getting into custody he [Mr Hudson] made further significant comments. He stated he was a schizophrenic and stated: 'You want to speak to Curtis then he is a *advertiser censored***** psychopath.'" Another officer said Mr Hudson had said: "He's sick is Curtis."

Jurors also heard from Dr Daniel du Plessis, a neuropathologist who examined Mr McNally's brain following a post-mortem examination carried out by a Home Office pathologist. He was questioned by prosecutor Nicholas Lumley who asked him about his findings.

Mr Lumley told the court that a toxicology report showed Mr McNally had a blood-alcohol level of 523 mg per 100ml of blood - five times the legal drink and drive limit. Dr du Plessis told the court he had found "a little bit of fraying" to the nerve fibres of the brain. He said this could be put down to a history of drink and drug use, traumatic injury to the brain or a lack of blood and oxygen to the brain. He said if it was down to an injury: "The injured person has to survive for a period of time - more than half an hour after the trauma for the nerve fibre injury to become detectable."

He said if the fraying of the nerve fibre was due to a traumatic injury, it would have had to have happened half an hour before Mr McNally's death for it to become detectable. The doctor added that "if anyone was to suggest he died just because of alcohol I would have to say he was subject to the assault and was able to breathe and blood was circulating. The assault must have occurred while he was alive and you can't say he was dead at the time of the assault."

The trial continues.

 

[AcbMurders]

More from today’s day in court. What a scene…

Jury see video of moment police found a body and two alleged killers

A MURDER trial jury have seen video footage of when police found a dead man and two unconscious men in a York flat.

www.yorkpress.co.uk

(…)
Leeds Crown Court heard he had 18 injuries to his head and body including a broken eye socket and a broken nose, and paramedics declared him dead at the scene.

In the bedroom, police found Adam Hudson, 41, and Curtis Turpin, 35, lying unconscious on the floor. (…)

The police statements described a flat that was “messy” with alcohol bottles and cans lying about and food stains on the bed in the bedroom.

The jury have seen bodycam footage taken by police at the flat when they arrived to find the flat door and front window open and loud music blaring from the television.

PC Mike Halstead, who was one of the first two officers to arrive at 5.25pm, wrote in his statement that Mr McNally was cold to the touch and gave no sign of breathing. (…)

Other officers described Mr McNally as lying on his back, barefoot, with his arms stretched above his head and his jumper pulled up. He appeared to be holding some shards of glass.

Leeds Crown Court heard a blood test revealed McNally had drunk so much alcohol he was more than five times the drink drive limit.

Police described how they woke Hudson and Turpin in the bedroom, arrested them on suspicion of murder and took Hudson to Harrogate Police Station and Turpin to Fulford Road Police Station.

One alleged that Hudson said: “Curtis murdered him. Curtis jumped all over him and trampled him”. He also mumbled words that the officers didn’t understand.

The jury heard that Hudson had told officers he had drunk two bottles of vodka and had swellings and cuts to his hands and fingers.

When arrested on suspicion of murder, he said “what” and later, “I was sitting in there drinking and he came in. He’s a very, very sick man is Curtis.”

He also allegedly told police: “You need to speak to Curtis. He’s a ….. psychopath.”

Acting Sergeant Gareth Foster alleged that after he was arrested, Turpin asked if Hudson had been arrested.

He had been slurring his speech and said he had had some alcohol.

The trial continues.

 

[Officer Dibble]

following...

 

[AcbMurders]

Alleged York murder victim had 29 external injuries, jury told

Alleged York murder victim Francis McNally had 29 external injuries including 17 to his head and face, a jury has heard.

www.yorkpress.co.uk

AN alleged York murder victim had 29 external injuries including 17 to his head and face, a jury has heard.
Francis McNally, 35, had a pair of pyjama bottoms wound round his neck and internal injuries to his throat, Leeds Crown Court heard.
Pathologist Louise Mulcahy said many of the injuries could have been caused by a “blunt impact", such as from a fist, a foot or a weapon.
When she carried out a post mortem on Mr McNally she found no evidence of a natural cause of death.(…)

They [police] found blood marks on the ground that forensic scientists matched with trainers worn by each of the two accused.
A blood mark on a pipe from a vacuum cleaner was matched with part of Hudson’s palm.
Dr Mulcahy said the pipe could have caused one of the injuries.
Another injury could have been caused by black plastic pieces found with the body, she said.
As well as the external injuries, Mr McNally had a broken nose and broken eye socket and bruising inside his head, the doctor said. His skull was not broken.
Dr Mulcahy said Mr McNally had internal injuries that could have been caused by strangulation and that his heart was beating when pressure was applied to his neck.
She couldn’t give the order in which the injuries had been caused and she found no injuries that indicated that Mr McNally had tried to defend himself. The injuries to the body and arms were less significant to those to the head and face and marks on both arms indicated he may have been held, she said.
The jury has heard that medical tests revealed Mr McNally had drunk about five times the drink drive limit of alcohol.
The doctor told the jury that she concluded that Mr McNally had suffered from head injuries that could have caused him to black out and to be concussed.
In that state, he would have been more vulnerable than if he was awake to being strangled.
The jury heard that Turpin has previous convictions in July 2009 for wounding and in April 2014 for robbery. During both of them he grabbed or squeezed the victim’s neck.
The trial continues.

(I was wondering if his previous convictions would be mentioned)

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[AcbMurders]

Turpin’s defence team can consider themselves lucky imo…

Defendant tells jury he strangled man with pyjamas - but says he isn't a murderer

A DEFENDANT in a murder trial has told a jury how he twice strangled a stranger and hit him many times with his feet, hands and a weapon.

www.yorkpress.co.uk

'I didn't kill' says alleged York strangler Curtis Turpin

AN alleged stranguler has denied being violent towards a man whose dead body was found in his flat with a pair of pyjama bottoms round his neck.

www.yorkpress.co.uk

 

[chimpface]

Curtis Turpin has quite the record which can be found with our old friend Google.

 

[AcbMurders]

Curtis Turpin has quite the record which can be found with our old friend Google.

Indeed. Several links to MSM articles on p.1 of this thread.

 

[AcbMurders]

Jury to go out today in York murder trial

THE jury in the murder trial of Curtis Turpin and Adam Hudson is expected to start considering their verdicts today.

www.yorkpress.co.uk

This has been such a short trial …

Jury out in murder trial

The jury has started its deliberations in the case of two York men accused of murdering a third man.

www.yorkpress.co.uk

 

[AcbMurders]

Verdict in already. And more is revealed about their past.

Serial strangler and his long-time friend guilty of murder

A jury has convicted Curtis Turpin and Adam Craig Hudson of murder.

www.yorkpress.co.uk

@Officer Dibble @JuicyLucy @Legally Bland @Luwin

Adam Hudson's violent past - and how his actions killed a retired milkman

Long-time drug addict and drinker Adam Craig Hudson is responsible for two deaths.

www.yorkpress.co.uk

Murder committed while killer was on bail for city centre violence

WHEN Curtis Turpin killed Francis McNally, he was on bail for a mass attack on another man in the street.

www.yorkpress.co.uk