A man has been found not guilty of taking part in a fatal attack on a teenager.
Ian Hall was cleared of the manslaughter of Steven Thompson, who was assaulted outside a nightclub in South Shields after trying to stop one of his attackers from stealing a bike. Two men, Leon Wildgoose and Dylan Ford, have admitted manslaughter.
Hall had previously pleaded guilty to affray after headbutting another man in the same incident and he will be sentenced for that in February, when Wildgoose and Ford will be dealt with for the killing.
