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

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 ...

John Smyth, 63, was repeatedly struck with a wooden plank after trying to stop George Ness, 41, smashing his way into a woman's home in Wallsend, Newcastle Crown Court has heard. In his closing ...

John Smyth, 63, suffered multiple fatal injuries to his head as he was attacked near his home in Wallsend, North Tyneside, in September, Newcastle Crown Court heard. Prosecutors claimed his ...