Dale Jones guilty of murdering Mushin Ahmed on way to mosque

Mushin Ahmed died in hospital 11 days after he was found injured in a Rotherham street on 10 August last year

A man has been found guilty of the murder of a pensioner attacked on his way to a mosque in Rotherham.

Grandfather Mushin Ahmed, 81, was attacked just off Fitzwilliam Road on Monday 10 August. He died 11 days later.

Dale Jones, 29, of Norwood Street, Dalton, was found guilty of his murder at Sheffield Crown Court.

The jury is still deliberating on a murder charge against 29-year-old Damien Hunt of Doncaster Road.

Mushin Ahmed is believed to have been on his way to a mosque when he was attacked

Jones is expected to be sentenced on Thursday at Sheffield Crown Court.

Proceedings against 21-year-old Kieran Rice were discontinued in October, and he was released without further action.