Two men have been cleared of murdering their teenager friend who was found buried in makeshift grave having been repeatedly stabbed - but one of them was convicted of manslaughter.
Kieran Williams was found in a 0.75m hole in the ground having been stabbed more than 20 times around six weeks after going missing from home.
Louis Hackett and Ben Cook have been standing trial accused of murdering him but now both have been cleared, although Hackett was unanimously found guilty of manslaughter. Hackett, 20, of Fordenbridge Square, Sunderland, was further remanded in custody and will be sentenced on a date to be fixed.
