Jury unable to decide in student’s murder trial

A jury has failed to reach a verdict on whether a 20-year-old is guilty of murdering a German student, having already found him guilty of assaulting another in the city a year and a half ago.

Thomas Heinrich and Robert Rinker were stabbed on St Anthony’s Road, Rialto, on December 1, 2012. Mr Rinker survived, but Mr Heinrich, aged 22, died.

Wesley Kelly, aged 20, of St Anthony’s Rd, had pleaded not guilty to murdering Mr Heinrich and to assault causing harm to Mr Rinker. On Monday, a jury in the Central Criminal Court found him guilty of assault by a majority 11-1 verdict but continued their deliberations in respect of the murder charge.