Shane Tunney "called an emergency number" but hung up before he was attacked, Teesside Crown Court heard.

The 24 year-old had been at a cash machine with his friend, Anthony Kirk, when they became aware of people on the roof of an adjoining Tesco store.

CCTV images played to the jury showed them being pelted with waste food the group above had taken from the bins of the shop.

Annoyed at the youths' behaviour, Mr Tunney made a half-hearted effort to climb on to the roof and then called an emergency number but, thinking better of it, hung up before speaking to the police.

Soon after, they were confronted by the same group.

Two teenagers have been found guilty of his murder, and a further five of manslaughter.  

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Shane Tunney and his friend Anthony Kirk were attacked by the group on Norton High Street on 27 June last year, the trial at Teesside Crown Court heard.

Mr Tunney, 24, (pictured) suffered severe head injuries and died five weeks later.  

The jury retired to consider its verdict on 10 May. It returned its verdicts today - finding two 18-year-olds guilty of murder and five teenagers guilty of manslaughter.

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The two 18-year-olds found guilty of the murder of Shane Tunney are Kearan Terry Davis (pictured above) and his cousin Kieran Harry Davis (pictured below).

Image source, Cleveland Police

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Jake Douglas and Brandon Pitt, both 18, and three teenagers who cannot be named for legal reasons, were found guilty of manslaughter but were cleared of murder.

A 37-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of having a dog dangerously out of control following an attack in Blyth in which 11 children were injured.

The animal, believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier type dog, remains in secure police kennels. 

Image source, Jeffrey Nesbitt

Peter Harris
BBC Look North

Two teenagers have been found guilty of the murder of a man in a "savage" street attack on Teesside.

Shane Tunney was killed while walking to a pizza shop in Norton last year.

Five others were cleared of Mr Tunney's murder but were convicted of manslaughter.

A father has shared photos of his child's injury following a dog attack in a park off Burns Avenue in Blyth. 

Jeffrey Nesbitt's daughter Nicole was bitten, alongside 10 other children when the dog broke loose in a playground.

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The animal, believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier, was restrained by a parent after biting the children.

Eleven children have been injured in a dog attack in a play park in Northumberland.

The animal, believed to be a Staffordshire bull terrier, was restrained by a parent after biting the children at the park in Blyth on Wednesday evening.

They suffered bite wounds as they remained trapped in the fenced-off play park.

Nine were taken to hospital and treated for bite injuries, with a seven-year-old girl expected to need skin grafts.

The father of one of the injured children managed to tie the dog to a fence with a cardigan, before police transported it to kennels.

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A second man has been charged with the murder of a man who died from serious chest injuries.

Lee Pettite, 22, (pictured) was found on Oakley Walk, Eston in March, having staggered a short way, Cleveland Police said.

A 21-year-old man is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court later.

He is one of four men arrested on suspicion of murder at the time. A 20-year old was charged with murder and firearms offences. An arrested 22-year-old remains on bail.

Another man, also aged 22, was released without charge.

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Eleven children were injured by a dog in a park in Blyth yesterday evening - although none thought to be seriously, police have confirmed.

The dog, believed to be a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, remains in secure police kennels.

Enquiries are continuing to establish who owns the dog.

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The father of a seven-year-old girl who was bitten by a dog alongside a number other children in a park has described how he pinned down the dog.

The children were bitten in the park next to Burns Avenue, in Blyth, on Wednesday evening.

Andy Mulvey said a little girl knocked on his door and said "there were several children trapped in the park with the dog".

He said: "I ran outside straight away to the girls and asked if they were ok, saw the dog and ran over and sat on it and tied it to the fence

"I had nothing to tie it to the fence with and a passer by gave me a cardigan.

"The dog was getting very angry because I was sitting on it. I'm a dog lover and it killed me to sit on it and hold its face to the ground. But it was a powerful dog."

He says his daughter was bitten three times and is still in hospital.

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A young Wearsider has told of his pride at being selected to play for the Great Britain Deaf Football team, external at the first-ever Under-21 European Championships.

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An animal rights group is calling for a 'cruel' plan to parade a bull at Wembley ahead of the FA Vase final to be stopped.

The FA granted permission for Hereford FC's mascot, Ronaldo the bull, to walk around the stadium before Sunday's game against Morpeth Town.

But PETA has written, external to the FA to ask if it will "stop Ronaldo from having to endure the stress and misery of being paraded in front of thousands of screaming fans."

The FA said if it had any concerns over fans' safety or Ronaldo's welfare they would not have agreed to the parade.  

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Some places will start cloudy with some mist or fog but it should brighten up with the sun breaking through. It will be fine for much of the day but rain will spread from the west by early evening.  

The owner of a dog which bit a number of children in a Northumberland park is being sought by police.

The children were bitten in the park next to Burns Avenue, Blyth, on Wednesday evening.

Some of the children were taken to hospital with bite wounds but none of them were thought to be serious.

A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said. "Police remain in the area to reassure the local community and carry out inquiries to locate the animal's owner. 

"The dog is currently at secure kennels while officers carry out their investigation."

Anthony Day
BBC Newcastle

A dog has bitten "a number of children" in the park next to Burns Avenue in Blyth, Northumberland, - with people living nearby saying up to nine were injured.

Emergency services were called to the playground on Wednesday evening and police were able to "bring the animal under control".

A number of children were taken to hospital with bite wounds by paramedics but none of the injuries are thought to be serious. 

The dog is currently at secure kennels while officers carry out their investigation. 

Rebecca Turner
BBC North East

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