Teen told friend he tried to rob murder victims

A teenager who allegedly gunned down two British tourists in Florida last year told a friend he tried to rob them, then shot them, a court heard today.

Latrece Washington, who was 17 at the time of the murders last April, said Shawn Tyson told her he told James Kouzaris, 24, and James Cooper, 25, that since they did not have any money, he had “something for your ass”.

Mr Kouzaris, from Northampton, and Mr Cooper, from Warwick, were shot dead in the impoverished Newtown area of Sarasota, Florida.