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Teens found guilty of killing Mikey Roynon have convictions quashed
Two teenagers had their manslaughter convictions quashed due to a critical jury misdirection error, while the murder conviction of a third remains upheld.
- On May 23 the Court of Appeal, London quashed Cartel Bushnell and Leo Knight's manslaughter convictions, a ruling delivered by Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr, Mr Justice Bryan and Mr Justice Cavanagh after the May 15 hearing.
- Judges said an `accidental, but critical, error` occurred in jury directions, making the convictions unsafe, and barristers argued Mr Justice Saini `inadvertently misdirected the jury` on self‑defence.
- The Bath house party in June 2023 saw Mikey Roynon fatally stabbed in the neck, with a nearly 10in knife in a drain bearing his blood and a 7in knife with airborne blood traces recovered nearby.
- The CPS decided to `offer no evidence`, leading to Bushnell and Knight's release on Wednesday as reporting restrictions were lifted; by contrast, Shane Cunningham's appeal was dismissed and he remains detained.
- Hayley Ryall, Mikey's mother, said, `You go through a long trial which is horrendous, it's like a whirlwind and you think that's it`, reflecting on their ordeal and campaign work after the ruling.
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Teenagers jailed over killing of 16-year-old to walk free after appeal
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·Trowbridge, United Kingdom
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Two teens could walk free after manslaughter convictions of rapper, 16, quashed
Cartel Bushnell and Leo Knight jailed for killing rapper at 16th birthday party have convictions quashed (Picture: PA) Two teens jailed over the killing of a ‘promising’ rapper at a packed 16th birthday party have had their manslaughter convictions quashed. Cartel Bushnell and Leo Knight were serving nine years in youth detention after being found guilty of the manslaughter of 16-year-old Mikey Roynon. Mikey was fatally stabbed in the neck with …
·London, United Kingdom
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