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Graphic designer found guilty of fatally punching Kingston man on train
A graphic designer has been found guilty of killing YMCA resident Warsame Warsame after punching him twice in the head during a fight on a train.
It took the jury just over two hours to find Rhys Stacey Parchment, 25, guilty of manslaughter, following a two-week trial at Blackfriars Crown Court. Mr Warsame, 24, died on March 4, 2013, two days after Stacey Parchment punched him twice in the head on board a train travelling between Raynes Park and Wimbledon. Witnesses in the trial said they heard Mr Warsame, who had a history of physical and mental health problems, say "wagwan" to Stacey Parchment moments before the attack.
In his defence, Stacey Parchment, formerly of New Barnes Avenue, Mitcham, but now from Woodcote Road, Wallington, claimed Mr Warsame tried to steal his mobile phone. During the trial, the jury was shown CCTV images of both Stacey Parchment and Mr Warsame boarding the train, at Surbiton and Raynes Park respectively. Pictures of both the men leaving the train at Wimbledon station after Mr Warsame was punched were also shown.
The court was also shown pictures of Mr Warsame the night before the attack, when he had failed to take his medication and punched a worker at the YMCA Surbiton before being taken to Kingston Hospital with tachycardia. The jury retired at about 10.40am today, May 20, returning just before 1pm to deliver a unanimous verdict. Stacey Parchment was given unconditional bail ahead of his sentencing on Thursday, May 22, when he is almost certain to receive a jail term. He could be seen in the court precincts holding his head in his hands shortly after the verdict was read out, before disappearing into a room with family members.
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