OAP killed his own cousin with spade (From Worcester News)
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OAP killed his own cousin with spade
5:25pm Wednesday 8th February 2012 in News
KILLER: Roger Troughton
A MAN killed his mentally ill cousin with a spade, a jury at Worcester Crown Court has ruled.
Cattle farmer Roger Troughton had already pleaded guilty to the Mother's Day manslaughter of Robin Troughton before the eight-day trial began.
He claimed the 59-year-old had attacked him with a pair of metal tree loppers first.
But Troughton, 74, of Wood Street Farm, Wood Street, Bushley, near Upton-on-Severn, was found guilty of murder this afternoon after just four hours of deliberation. He will be sentenced tomorrow.
• See otmorrow's Worcester News for the full story.
