A man who repeatedly dropped a stone slab on a rough sleeper's head has been convicted of his murder for a second time.

Sergio Lemori repeatedly dropped the heavy object onto Andrew O'Connell, who was unknown to him, as he was sleeping in Royal Pavilion Gardens Brighton shortly before midnight in August 2018.

Lemori was later sentenced to life imprisonment, but after serving more than six years he successfully appealed on the basis of diminished responsibility.

The case was re-heard at Hove Crown Court on 27th July and Lemori was again convicted on 6th August. On 11th August he was re-sentenced to life imprisonment.

Mr O'Connell was found at 7.10am the morning after the attack and despite being taken to hospital, died two days later. He was 54...

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