UK: Birthday twins convicted of grandmother's killing

Twin brothers who sneaked out of their 18th birthday party to rob their grandmother, were today convicted of her manslaughter.

Jonathan and Robert Maskell broke into the home of 74-year-old widow Anjelica Hallwood, known as Mari, with their sister’s boyfriend Dwane Johnston.

Her body was found the following day. She had been beaten and asphyxiated, the Old Bailey was told.

The geeky brothers and Johnston, 19, all from Edmonton, north London, were cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.

The brothers were found guilty of robbery, an offence to which Johnston pleaded guilty.

Judge Gerald Gordon remanded the three in custody for sentence on January 31.

He told the jury the case had “undoubtedly been for you a very depressing one”.