Chesterfield man guilty of screwdriver murder at church

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Chesterfield man guilty of screwdriver murder at church
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Melusi Madaweni, 30, is due to be sentenced next week for killing Billy Pearson with a screwdriver

Billy Pearson suffered a deep wound to the back of his ear that penetrated his brainA man has been found guilty of killing a 26-year-old father by stabbing him with a screwdriver in the grounds of an iconic Derbyshire church.

Billy Pearson was found unconscious near St Mary and All Saints Church in Chesterfield - known for its crooked spire - at 00:55 BST on 7 August.Melusi Madaweni was convicted of murder following a trial at Derby Crown Court. Derbyshire Police said they were first alerted to Madaweni when CCTV operators reported a man was in the area wearing just his trousers and a face covering.He told officers someone had tried to attack him, and that he had taken a screwdriver from them.He had suffered a deep wound to the back of his ear that was later found to have penetrated his brain.

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