Jonjo Highton death: Sixth man found guilty of murder

Jonjo Highton died after receiving a wound to the neck

A sixth man has been found guilty of murdering an 18-year-old stabbed in a "mass attack" in Lancashire.

Jonjo Highton was stabbed in the neck in a confrontation with a group of men on St Stephen's Road in Fulwood, Preston, last August.

Zaahid Patel, 20, of Park Avenue, Preston denied murder but was convicted by a jury at Preston Crown Court.

The jury were discharged from giving a verdict on Mohammed Dal and Minhaj Musa, also accused of his murder.

Five men were found guilty of Mr Highton's murder last week: Owen Whitesmith, 19, of Glebe Close, Fulwood; Arron Graham, 34, of Ripon Street, Preston; Stephen Walton, 24, of no fixed address, and Craig Walton, 26, of Watling Street Road, Fulwood, and Joshua Bore, 19, of Morris Road, Ribbleton.

Liam Tunstall 26, of Mark Close, Penwortham was convicted of a second count of assisting an offender earlier, while John Wilding, 36, of Everton Street, Darwen and Stuart Eastham, 33, of Gisburn Road, Ribbleton were found guilty of one count of assisting an offender.

All nine men will be sentenced on Thursday.