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The man who stabbed Tyson Fury’s cousin to death last year has been found guilty of murder by a jury following a three-week trial.
After three and a half hours of deliberation on Friday, the jury announced their verdict, finding 22-year-old Liam O’Pray guilty in the killing of 31-year-old Rico Burton, Tyson’s cousin, and wounding with intent.
As we previously reported, Burton was stabbed in the left side of his neck with a 7-inch blade after a fight at a popular bar in Altrincham, Cheshire last August.
The fatal stab wound caused major blood loss, as it severed the major carotid artery in his neck.
O’Pray was also found guilty of injuring an 18-year-old, Harvey Reilly, in the same incident.
According to The Sun, witnesses said O’Pray was drinking and acting “very erratic” prior to the brawl with Burton and his friends around 3 AM.
Fury was devastated over his cousin’s tragic death and called for the UK government to hand down harsher punishment for knife crimes.
“My cousin was murdered last night, stabbed in the neck,” the heavyweight boxer said on IG last August.
“This is becoming ridiculous idiots carry knives. This needs to stop 🛑 Asap, uk 🇬🇧 government needs to bring higher sentencing for knife crime, its a pandemic & you dont know how bad it is until its 1 of your own!”
“Life is very precious & it can be taken away very quick enjoy every moment🙏RIP RICO BURTON 🙏 may the lord god grant you a good place in heaven. see you soon 🔜🙏”
O’Pray, who faces life in prison, will be sentenced on August 4.