Stapleton Found Guilty Of Anuj Bidve Murder

	Stapleton Found Guilty Of Anuj Bidve Murder Stapleton Found Guilty Of Anuj Bidve Murder A man who shot dead an Indian student then labelled himself 'Psycho' in court is found guilty of murder. The 21-year-old, who referred to himself as "Psycho Stapleton" at his first court appearance, admitted killing Mr Bidve, a "random stranger", who was walking with friends through the Ordsall area of Salford in the early hours of Boxing Day last year. Stapleton pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility but denied murder. But a jury at Manchester Crown Court found him guilty of murder and he now faces a life sentence. Mr Bidve, 23, from Pune, western India, had come to Britain in September last year to study micro-electronics at Lancaster University and was spending Christmas with friends in Manchester. He was on his way from his hotel walking through Ordsall to the Boxing Day sales in Manchester City Centre with a group of other Indian students when he was killed. The trial heard how Stapleton was on the other side of the road with friend Ryan Holden when he decided to approach the group. He walked up to Mr Bidve and asked him for the time before pulling out a gun and firing a single shot into his victim's head. Nazir Afzal, Chief Crown Prosecutor for North West Area, said Mr Bidve's murder was "a terrible crime which shocked and appalled us all". "Kiaran Stapleton shot Anuj, an innocent and defenceless man, at close range without warning or provocation. Thankfully such crimes of truly random <b>...</b>	From: dinokmar Views: 2 0 ratings
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