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A Man has been found guilty of murdering The Cousin of world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury with a knife during a bar brawl.

Liam O'Pray, 22, was convicted of fatally stabbing Rico Burton, 31, in Altrincham, Last Year .

Manchester Crown Court heard the seven-inch blade almost completely severed a major artery in Mr Burton's neck causing massive blood loss.

O'Pray, of Salford, had denied murder during The Trial .

He was found guilty by a jury of seven women and five men after three-and-a-half hours of deliberations following a three-week trial.

Relatives of Mr Burton, who packed The Public gallery, shouted " yes" as The Guilty verdict was delivered.

O'Pray, who made no reaction in the dock, was also found guilty of wounding with intent by slashing and stabbing Harvey Reilly, who was 17 at The Time and now 18, during the same incident on August 22 Last Year .

The Trial was told trouble began after a fight between the defendant's friends and Mr Burton's family and friends at Goose Green, a courtyard of bars in Altrincham, Cheshire.

Door staff and witnesses told The Trial that O'Pray had been a " loose cannon" and was " very erratic" That Night .

Jurors heard that shortly after 03:00 BST, " absolute chaos" broke out after O'Pray's friend, Malachi Hewitt-Brown, was punched by Mr Burton's cousin, Chasiah Burton.

Soon after, O'Pray struck the fatal blow with The Knife to The Left side of Rico Burton's neck.

Jurors heard that O'Pray had a previous conviction for having a knife in public in 2019, but he claimed to be " not a violent person. "

Judge Alan Conrad KC said he will pass sentence on 4 August, but the defendant is facing a mandatory Life Sentence for murder.

Source of news: bbc.com