A schoolboy who murdered a former girlfriend for a free breakfast went online just hours after the killing to sympathise with her mother and to highlight the ââ¬Ånormalââ¬Â evening he was having, it has emerged.
Joshua Davies, 16, can be named for the first time today after being found guilty of murder by a jury at Swansea Crown Court.
He lured Rebecca Aylward, 15, to a secluded wood and then used a rock the size of a rugby ball to smash her skull with at least six brutal blows to the back of the head.
Davies then went to a friendââ¬â¢s house where he drank tea and bragged about what he had done. That evening, he created an alibi by posting messages on social networking site Facebook claiming he was chilling out with friends while watching Strictly Come Dancing.
After Rebeccaââ¬â¢s family had reported her missing, he used the website to feign concern.
In one exchange he wrote: I feel sorry for her mother. When asked why, he replied: Well if I was a parent I'd be worried if my daughter was missing.
Davies showed no emotion as the jury delivered its 10-2 majority verdict, which was met with brief cheers from Rebeccaââ¬â¢s family.
Mr Justice Lloyd Jones lifted an anonymity order because of the strong public interest in open justice.
He said: This is a crime that has affected a small enclosed community. It is right that the public should know that there has been a conviction and who is convicted.
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Joshua Davies, 16, can be named for the first time today after being found guilty of murder by a jury at Swansea Crown Court.
He lured Rebecca Aylward, 15, to a secluded wood and then used a rock the size of a rugby ball to smash her skull with at least six brutal blows to the back of the head.
Davies then went to a friendââ¬â¢s house where he drank tea and bragged about what he had done. That evening, he created an alibi by posting messages on social networking site Facebook claiming he was chilling out with friends while watching Strictly Come Dancing.
After Rebeccaââ¬â¢s family had reported her missing, he used the website to feign concern.
In one exchange he wrote: I feel sorry for her mother. When asked why, he replied: Well if I was a parent I'd be worried if my daughter was missing.
Davies showed no emotion as the jury delivered its 10-2 majority verdict, which was met with brief cheers from Rebeccaââ¬â¢s family.
Mr Justice Lloyd Jones lifted an anonymity order because of the strong public interest in open justice.
He said: This is a crime that has affected a small enclosed community. It is right that the public should know that there has been a conviction and who is convicted.
Rest of article and video: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...-a-free-breakfast-found-guilty-of-murder.html
