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UK - Netherton woman (Susan Lynch) convicted of murdering convicted sex offender during "vigilante" attack

Original Article 02/24/2011 By Chloe Griffiths A MAN and woman were convicted of killing a convicted sex offender during a ?vigilante? attack after drunkenly confronting him about his sordid past. Susan Lynch, 39, was found guilty of murdering [name withheld], 31, by stabbing him in the leg at her home in Netherton. Her co-accused Samuel Dunne, 49, was cleared of murder but convicted of the lesser charge of manslaughter after the Liverpool Crown Court jury ruled he was part of a joint enterprise attack on Mr [name withheld], who had learning difficulties. Mr [name withheld], who was convicted of sexual assault in 1996 and made the subject of a hospital order, probably died within 10 minutes of being stabbed in the left thigh. But he was left lying in a pool of his own blood for about two hours while his attackers attempted to cover up his murder...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 24, 2011 (boomark / email).