Two guilty over murder of man found in stream

Owen Fairclough's body was found by a group of teenagers in a stream

Two men have been found guilty over the murder of a man who was found dead in a stream with a cut throat and two stab wounds.

The body of Owen Fairclough, 21, was found near Risley Lane in Breaston, Derbyshire, on 23 June 2023.

David Oswald, 31, of Granville Square in Birmingham, and another man, who cannot be named for legal reasons and is being referred to as Man A, were found guilty of murder and possession of an offensive weapon at Derby Crown Court on Tuesday.

The jury is yet to return a verdict on a third man, who also cannot be named due to legal reasons.

A trial has been taking place at Derby Crown Court

The defendant, known as Man B, denies Mr Fairclough's murder.

Jack Towell, 22, of Castle Boulevard in Nottingham, pleaded guilty to murder and possession of an offensive weapon during the trial.

The jury previously heard Mr Fairclough arrived in Breaston on 21 June 2023 and was met by Towell, who lured him to a "secluded spot" where Oswald and Man A were "lying in wait".

His body was found by a group of teenagers in a stream with fatal injuries two days later.

Oswald, Towell and Man A will all be sentenced at the conclusion of the trial.