Man found guilty of murdering Birmingham resident in flat attack

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 4 Nov, 16:45 · Archive

Paul Holloway has been found guilty of murdering Mark Regan, 60, in a Birmingham flat on 17 April.

Paul Holloway, 39, has been found guilty of murder at Birmingham Crown Court following a trial. Mark Regan, 60, was attacked in Holloway's room at a property on Tew Park Road in Handsworth on 17 April at around 1.45pm.

Neighbours heard the attack and called 999, with Regan's cries for help audible in the background of one call. Police arrived shortly after 2pm and found Holloway, who was under the influence of cocaine, shouting for help and behaving erratically. Regan was taken to hospital but never regained consciousness and died on 30 April.

Holloway was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder, with the charge upgraded to murder following Regan's death. He claimed Regan had been attacked by someone else and that he had found him afterwards and tried to raise the alarm. However, detective inspector Ade George said the evidence pointed to Holloway being responsible, including a shoeprint from his trainer found on Regan's jumper. George said: "This was a violent and sustained attack. Sadly, we may never know the reason why it happened."

Holloway will be sentenced on 11 December.

Man found guilty of murdering Birmingham resident in flat attack — Image: BBC Birmingham And Black Country

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Killer guilty after victim's cry heard on 999 callPaul Holloway has been found guilty of killing 60-year-old Mark Regan at a trial in Birmingham.BBC Birmingham And Black Country · 4 Nov, 16:12
Killer battered man in Birmingham flat with ‘cries for help’ heard on 999 callPaul Holloway had taken cocaine before launching the brutal attack on victim Mark Regan, 60BirminghamLive · 4 Nov, 14:04

In this story: Paul Holloway · Mark Regan · Birmingham · Tew Park Road · Handsworth · West Midlands Police · Birmingham Crown Court

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