A man has been found guilty of murdering a 22-year-old by using his car as a weapon to drive into a crowd of people.
Jurors at Stafford Crown Court deliberated for more than eight-and-a-half hours over three days before convicting Stephen McHugh, originally from Fazakerley, of murder and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.
McHugh told the court he had drunk six beers and 10 double shots of spirits, and taken up to seven lines of cocaine, before his Volvo mounted a footpath outside a takeaway last October.
