Ness, 41, of Avon Avenue, North Shields, North Tyneside, denied murder but was found guilty by a jury at Newcastle Crown ...

George Ness, of North Shields, bludgeoned John Smyth to death when he tried to chase him away from his neighbour's flat in ...

A CALLOUS murderer laughed out loud as he was jailed for life for bludgeoning a Scots dad to death with a heavy lump of wood.

Now, Mr Welby's son Tim has said his father was 'right to ... as many as 130 boys and young men in the UK and Africa, John Smyth is said to have subjected his victims to traumatic physical ...

A "despicable" drug addict who murdered a "hero" who was trying to stop him smashing his way into a woman's flat has been ...

George Ness has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years for fatally attacking John Smyth in a “drink and drug-fuelled rage”. | ITV News Tyne Tees ...

John Smyth, 63, was battered to death in a backyard in Wallsend as he tried to stop George Ness from smashing his way into a woman's flat. Ness, 41, from North Shields, had claimed self-defence ...