A murderer has been jailed for life after battering a man to death.
Kevin Spaine was yesterday convicted of murdering Learoy Venner at a flat on Belmont Drive in Anfield in summer last year. The 53-year-old victim suffered injuries likened to those seen in car crash victims after being brutally and repeatedly punched and kicked.
The unanimous verdict was delivered on Tuesday afternoon after two hours and 39 minutes of deliberations by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court. Spaine returned to the court this morning, Wednesday, where he was handed a life imprisonment with a minimum term of 18 years.
