Newport: One guilty of stab murder in Gucci bag robbery

Ryan O'Connor, 26, died last June after being stabbed in the heart and lungs

An 18-year-old has been found guilty of murder after stabbing and robbing a man for his designer Gucci bag.

Ryan O'Connor, 26, died in the attack on Balfe Road, Newport, last June.

Joseph Jeremy was found guilty of murder and robbery after a trial at Newport Crown Court.

Kyle Raisis, 18, was found guilty of manslaughter and robbery, while Elliot Fiteni, 20, and Ethan Strickland, 19, were both found not guilty of murder and manslaughter.

Strickland was previously found guilty of robbery.

The jury is still deliberating charges against defendant Lewis Aquilina, 20.

Fifth co-defendant Elliot Fiteni, 20, has been found not guilty of all charges.

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Photographs of Joseph Jeremy, Ethan Strickland and Kyle Raisis brandishing knives were shown to the jury

The trial heard the group were driving a stolen Ford Fiesta in the Alway area of Newport when they spotted Mr O'Connor with his Gucci bag on 10 June 2021.

One of Jeremy's co-defendants also told the trial he had been "excited" after carrying out the attack.

Jeremy had said "I yinged him, I yinged him" after getting back into the stolen car, he said.

About 45 minutes after Mr O'Connor was stabbed, police spotted the Fiesta in Cardiff's Pentwyn Road, which led to a high-speed chase before officers forced the car to stop.

Mr O'Connor, a father of one, died before reaching hospital after being stabbed in the heart and lungs.

A knife with Mr O'Connor's blood on it was found in the stolen getaway car after a police chase