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Stephanie Wareham

Man who punched Iraq War veteran three times found guilty of his murder

Gregory Twigg has been found guilty of murdering Lee Woodward (Staffordshire Police/PA) -

A man who punched an Iraq War veteran three times in a street attack which led to his death 10 months later, has been found guilty of his murder.

Gregory Twigg, 32, landed three “powerful and cowardly” punches on medically-retired British Army veteran Lee Woodward, in an attack in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, on the night of June 24 2022, leaving him severely brain damaged, until he died on April 26 2023.

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