After wasting his way through life, Anthony George has two decades in prison to mull over how he ended up a convicted murderer.
Feeding his 30 year long addiction through crime and petty theft, the 42-year-old said his drug abuse was partly to mask the trauma he'd experienced during childhood. It was that vice that led him to the streets of Bolton on a Saturday evening.
Out with a friend, downing vodka and smoking cannabis during that December day, CCTV footage from a convenience store captured George in increasing states of inebriation. He ended up at the home of Tyrone Williamson, an acquaintance he'd known for a number of years. Tyrone, 25, described as a 'Peter Pan' figure by his family, was well known in his community and much loved.
