Man guilty of murder 15 years after south London assault

Summarised from 5 outlets · 7 reports · Updated 2 Oct, 13:19 · Archive

Jordan Burton has been found guilty of murdering Daniel Allright, who died from epilepsy caused by a head injury sustained during an assault in 2006.

Jordan Burton has been found guilty of murdering Daniel Allright at the Old Bailey. The conviction comes more than 15 years after Burton assaulted Allright in Lewisham in 2006, when Burton was 14 and Allright was 16 years old.

During the assault, Allright suffered a serious head injury. The injury subsequently led to the development of epilepsy, which proved fatal years after the initial attack. Allright died as a result of a seizure caused by the condition.

Burton, now in his early thirties, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder. The case represents an unusual prosecution in that the conviction relates to a death occurring many years after the original violent incident that caused the fatal injury.

How it is being reported

• Man jailed for murder 16 years after attacking teenBBC London · 30 Sept, 16:25
• Man jailed for life after victim died 15 years after brutal Lewisham attackMyLondon · 30 Sept, 14:24
• Victim dies 16 years after brutal attack as Lewisham man jailed for murderThis Is Local London · 30 Sept, 13:58
• Victim dies 16 years after brutal attack as Lewisham man jailed for murderNews Shopper · 30 Sept, 13:58
• Man guilty of murder after victim dies 15 years onBBC London · 29 Sept, 17:52
• Man guilty of murder after victim dies 15 years on from attack in south LondonEvening Standard · 29 Sept, 17:51
• Man guilty of murder - after boy dies 15 years after blow to the head during attack in LewishamMyLondon · 29 Sept, 16:05

In this story: Jordan Burton · Daniel Allright · Lewisham · Old Bailey

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