From the attack to sentencing, how Garry Newlove's murder unfolded
From the attack to sentencing, how Garry Newlove's murder unfolded
From the attack to sentencing, how Garry Newlove's murder unfolded
From the attack to sentencing, how Garry Newlove's murder unfolded
From the attack to sentencing, how Garry Newlove's murder unfolded
On August 10, 2007, Garry was settling down to watch Britain's Got Talent when he heard his wife's car being vandalised outside by a gang of teenagers
Earlier in the evening teenager Adam Swellings stopped at an off-licence to buy cider before meeting friends who had bought alcohol illegally from the Spar shop on Perth Close.
At 7pm the group are captured on CCTV near to a field behind Cinnamon Brow Farm Club.
At 7.40pm a 24-year-old is assaulted and punched in the face while walking with a friend. The victim escapes and later identifies Adam Swellings (pictured above) and Stephen Sorton as part of the gang.
At 8pm a 17-year-old says the group (minus Swellings) shouted ‘Let’s get them’ and chased him and his friends away from a shop on Harpers Road.
At 8.30pm three friends and a 17-year-old with learning disabilities are sat at a bus stop on Longbarn Lane.
They are chased by teens – one later identified as Sorton (pictured above).
They catch the disabled boy and pull his arms back and hit him in the face.
At 10pm two of the gang go to Jenirics’ chip shop on Insall Road before meeting the other three at The Stocks pub car park where around 40 youths are gathered.
The gang then leave for the subway (pictured above) between Station Road North and Station Road South.
At 10.20pm a digger parked outside Garry Newlove’s neighbour’s house is trashed by the
gang before they turn their attention to Helen’s car.
The dad-of-three comes out of his house barefoot and in his pyjamas and follows the group past Edgars Drive.
At this point he is surrounded and attacked, suffering 40 separate injuries until he loses consciousness
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12
Garry Newlove dies after his life-support machine is switched off.
The assault investigation becomes a murder investigation.
MONDAY, AUGUST 13
A number of suspects are arrested and interviewed.
Five are charged.
MONDAY, AUGUST 20
Sorton, Jordan Cunliffe (pictured above) and a 15-year-old appear in Runcorn Youth Court charged with murder.
Swellings appears at Runcorn Magistrates’ Court charged with murder a few days later.
A second 17-year-old defendant also appeared in youth court charged with murder.
NOVEMBER 13 AND 14
Garry's family head to Chester Crown Court for the start of the trial.
On Wednesday January 16 the jury decides that Adam Swellings, 19, from Crewe, Stephen Sorton, 17, of Honister Avenue, Orford, and Jordan Cunliffe, 16, of Rowland Close, Cinnamon Brow, are all guilty of the murder of Garry Newlove.
A 15-year-old and 17-year-old are acquitted.
After campaigning against anti-social behaviour, Garry's wife Helen Newlove took her seat in the House of Lords as a Conservative peer in 2010 and was given the title Baroness Newlove of Warrington in the county of Cheshire
And in 2012 she promised to be a voice for victims after being made victims' commissioner