Teen found guilty of Colchester stabbings 'idolised the Yorkshire Ripper'

A teenager who idolised the Yorkshire Ripper has been convicted of murdering two strangers in frenzied attacks.

Teen found guilty of Colchester stabbings 'idolised the Yorkshire Ripper'

A teenager who idolised the Yorkshire Ripper has been convicted of murdering two strangers in frenzied attacks.

James Fairweather, who was 15 at the time, stabbed James Attfield, 33, 102 times in a park in Colchester, Essex, in March 2014.

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