A violent career criminal has finally been convicted of a double killing he committed 30 years ago, after modern forensics tied his DNA to the crime scene.
Danville Neil attacked Second World War veteran William Bryan, 71, and sister Anne Castle, 74, during a break-in at their east London home in August 1993.
Neil was found guilty of Mr Bryan’s murder and of Mrs Castle’s manslaughter, after a trial at the Old Bailey revealed his DNA was found on the knot of a strap used to tie Mr Bryan’s hands.
