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26/07/2012
Man Found Guilty Of Shooting Student In The Head
A 21-year-old man has been found guilty for the murder an Indian student in Salford last Boxing Day.
Anuj Bidve was shot in the head while walking early in the morning with a group of friends to the sales in Manchester
Kiaran Stapleton denied murder but had admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
He was found guilty of shooting 23-year-old student, who was doing postgraduate studies in micro-electronics at Lancaster University, after the jury deliberated for 90 minutes.
Mr Bidve’s parents were in court to hear the verdict.
Stapleton will be sentenced on Friday.
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Anuj Bidve was shot in the head while walking early in the morning with a group of friends to the sales in Manchester
Kiaran Stapleton denied murder but had admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
He was found guilty of shooting 23-year-old student, who was doing postgraduate studies in micro-electronics at Lancaster University, after the jury deliberated for 90 minutes.
Mr Bidve’s parents were in court to hear the verdict.
Stapleton will be sentenced on Friday.
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