Savage killers who dumped their victim in a box to die after attacking him over £20 are facing life sentences after they were convicted of murder.
Blaine Hammond was dragged into a box or cabin while badly injured and locked inside, having been subjected to a brutal attack by Louis Whelan and Anthony Keating. The pair had denied murder but were found guilty by jurors at Newcastle Crown Court.
Blaine's death came to light following an anonymous call on Friday December 3 last year. The caller said he lived at Saltburn Road, Sunderland and when police went to the area they found a padlocked green box in a cut leading towards some allotments. Inside was the body of the 22-year-old, who had multiple severe head injuries.
